Commercial airlines warned as Chinese navy holds live fire exercise off Australia
Airlines have been contacted by Australia’s air traffic control agency warning them of reports of live fire off the country’s east coast where a Chinese navy task group has been operating, the agency and Australian officials said.
China issued ‘disconcerting’ warning of live-fire exercises to planes flying above, Australia says
Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles says airliners were over the Tasman Sea crossing between Australia and New Zealand when the Chinese navy warned they were flying over a secret live-fire exercise.
Airlines warned as Chinese navy holds live-fire exercises off Australia
Airlines including Qantas and Air New Zealand modified flight paths between Australia and New Zealand on Friday after China broadcast a message that its People's Liberation Army Navy would hold live-fire exercises off the New South Wales coast in international waters, a rare event.
Flights diverted off Australia as Chinese navy conducts ‘show of force’
The Chinese naval exercises, in international waters off Australia’s eastern coast, while legal, have nonetheless sparked alarm in Australia and New Zealand.
Australia warns airlines to beware of a Chinese navy live-fire exercise in the Tasman Sea
Australia warned international airlines flying between Australian airports and New Zealand to beware of Chinese warships conducting a live-fire exercise in the Tasman Sea, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said Friday.
Australia says China's "live fire" drill warning diverted flights midair
Australia's defense forces, joined by New Zealand, have been monitoring Chinese navy vessels since they were spotted last week.
Commercial flights diverted as China carries out naval exercises near Australia
Military exercises by the Chinese navy in international waters southeast of Australia on Friday forced commercial flights transiting the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand to divert.
Chinese Warships’ Plan for Live Fire Drills Unnerves Australia and New Zealand
The vessels were sailing in the Tasman Sea, and their announced intent to perform exercises prompted a call for commercial flights to divert course.
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