First international flight since Israel-Iran war lands at Tehran airport, state media says

FlyDubai became the first international carrier to land at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini Airport on Friday at the end of a 20-day suspension of flights that was imposed due to the recent 12-day war with Israel, the official IRNA news agency reports.

The arrival of Flight FZ1930 at Iran’s biggest airport from the airline’s base in the United Arab Emirates marks the start of a gradual return to normal operations in Iranian airspace, IRNA says.

FlyDubai is a low-cost carrier and a sister airline to Emirates.

Local authorities describe the landing as a sign of restored stability and effective crisis management in the country’s aviation sector. Passenger services were carried out under full safety and security protocols, IRNA reported.

International and domestic air traffic had been halted following Israeli airstrikes and heightened security concerns across Iranian skies.

Iran’s airports have reopened for domestic and international flights, except for those in the cities of Isfahan and Tabriz, and the country’s airspace is also open for international transit flights, state media reports.