Airlines re-route or cancel flights around Iraq, Iran after missile strike on U.S. troops

FILE PHOTO: A Lufthansa Airbus A320 takes off at the aircraft builder's headquarters in Colomiers near Toulouse, France, September 27, 2019. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau

WASHINGTON/MONTREAL (Reuters) - Major airlines cancelled Iran and Iraq flights on Wednesday and re-routed others away from both countries' airspace following an Iranian missile strike on U.S.-led forces in Iraq.

Germany's Lufthansa, Dubai-based Emirates and low-cost flydubai were among airlines that cancelled flights, as the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration barred American carriers from the area. But several other carriers continued operations over the affected airspace.