A traveler exits the terminal area following the resumption of flights at Imam Khomeini International Airport, during a ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran, in Tehran, Iran, on Saturday. Majid Asgaripour/Wana News Agency/Reuters
International flights from Tehran have restarted for the first time since the onset of Iran’s conflict with the US and Israel in late February.
Flight-tracking websites indicated that four flights departed from Tehran’s Imam Khomeini airport to Istanbul early Saturday, all operated by Iranian airlines.
“Thanks to the efforts of local airlines, the initial group of travelers was dispatched to Medina, Muscat, and Istanbul,” stated the semi-official Mehr news agency, which anticipated an increase in flights in the upcoming days.
Nonetheless, flight information revealed that there were no flights to Medina, Saudi Arabia, or Muscat, Oman.