Air France Suspends Red Sea Flights After Sighting of “Bright Object” Air France announced that it has suspended flights over the Red Sea "until further notice" following an unusual sighting by one of its crews. A Critical Flight Path The decision was prompted after crew members reported spotting a “bright object at high altitude” in the Sudan area, according to a post by the airline on the social platform X (formerly Twitter), as reported by Ziare. The region of the Red Sea, stretching from East Africa to the Arabian Peninsula, is a critical flight path for many long-haul routes, according to Ziare. According to Air Plus News, two Air France flights — one bound for Madagascar and another for Kenya—were rerouted back to Paris on the same day. Additionally, a flight from Paris to Réunion was delayed until the following day, and a Mauritius-Paris route was modified to avoid the affected airspace.