Donald Trump is considering an attack on Syria after reports of chemical weapons being used on civilians.
The skies around Syria are emptier than usual as airlines try to keep clear of a potential US airstrike on Syria.
Donald Trump told Russia to "get ready" for a punitive strike on Bashar al-Assad&apos;s regime in retaliation over a reported chemical attack.
Eurocontrol said: "Due to the possible launch of air strikes into Syria with air-to-ground and/or cruise missiles within the next 72 hours, and the possibility of intermittent disruption of radio navigation equipment, due consideration needs to be taken when planning flight operations in the Eastern Mediterranean/Nicosia FIR [Flight Information Region] area."
The eastern Mediterranean and the island of Cyprus, where Nicosia is the capital, are immediately to Syria&apos;s west.
Civilian flights over or near Syria are already rare. Most commercial airlines already avoid Syria&apos;s north and northeast — where major battlefronts such as Aleppo and Deir Ezzor are located — due to the ongoing conflict, Flightradar24 said.
However, Eurocontrol&apos;s Tuesday warning to avoid the eastern Mediterranean shows heightened expectation of a US airstrike on Bashar al-Assad&apos;s regime.
The US president told Russia to "get ready" for a US strike on Syria in an early Wednesday morning tweet.