Commercial flights from Tehran’s main airport resume amid cautious normalcy
Key takeaways
- Flights are gradually back in the air, but uncertainty on the ground still lingers.
- Iranian authorities announced the resumption of flights at Imam Khomeini international airport after approximately 58 days of suspension since the launch of the US-Israel war on Iran.
- For weeks, the suspension of flights stranded many travellers, disrupted businesses, and separated families.
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Flights are gradually back in the air, but uncertainty on the ground still lingers.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo. A flight board displays schedules after flights resumed at Tehran's international airport in Iran, April 25, 2026 [Majid Asgaripour/WANA via Reuters]By Tohid Asadi Published On 1 May 20261 May 2026More commercial flights have been departing from Iran’s largest airport following its reopening last week.
Iranian authorities announced the resumption of flights at Imam Khomeini international airport after approximately 58 days of suspension since the launch of the US-Israel war on Iran. Flight information boards also went offline after the closure of Iran’s airspace.