Iran has partially reopened its airspace to air traffic
On Saturday, Iran partially reopened its airspace to international transit flights, but airlines are not yet rushing to resume flights over the country.
This was reported by the Times of Israel.
According to a statement from Iran’s Civil Aviation Authority, air routes in the eastern part of the country have been opened for international transit flights.
“Air routes in the eastern part of the country’s airspace are open to international flights transiting through Iran,” the authority noted.
Additionally, some Iranian airports resumed operations at 7:00 a.m. local time (3:30 a.m. GMT).
However, even several hours after the announcement of the reopening, flight tracking services did not record any international flights over Iranian territory. Some airlines continue to avoid this route, making significant detours.
According to Deutsche Welle, citing Flightradar24, only one aircraft was in the country’s airspace—a plane operated by the Iranian airline Mahan Air, which was en route to Muscat. The flight’s destination airport was not specified.
Thus, despite the formal reopening of the airspace, airlines remain cautious about flying over Iran due to security risks.
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