Switzerland has rejected United States requests to use its airspace for military operations against Iran. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Since the beginning of the Iran conflict, the Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA) has approved only a third of the 12 requests from other countries to fly aircraft over Switzerland en route to the Middle East. + Where Switzerland stands on the US-Iran war Eleven applications were received from the US between Match 5 to 23, FOCA told Keystone-SDA. Four of these were approved, while one request was withdrawn by the US. The highest number of applications was received on March 13, all five of which concerned flights for March 15. One request came from the United Arab Emirates, which was also rejected. Law of neutrality According to FOCA, requests for passage through Swiss airspace are only approved if they are "clearly not related to the conflict", but are confined to humanitarian and medical purposes, including the ...
