Iranian airspace opens to intl. flights after 12-day war

Data released by Plane Finder, an international flight tracking service, showed that flights originating from cities like Moscow, London and Dubai were passing through the Iranian airspace on Wednesday.

Airlines started to avoid the Iranian skies on June 13, when the Israeli regime launched an unprovoked aggression against the country.

Israeli assault prompted a fierce response from the Iranian armed forces as they targeted various areas in the Israeli-occupied territories with missiles and drones, causing a major disruption to international aviation services in the entire West Asia region.

The 12-day war ended on Tuesday morning after the Israeli regime declared a unilateral ceasefire in a deal brokered by Washington. Iran also accepted the agreement.

However, Iranian authorities announced on Wednesday that a ban on domestic and international flights to and from Iranian airports would continue until Thursday afternoon local time.

A transportation ministry spokesman stated that the safety of the passengers and the security of the aviation routes were still a main priority for the Iranian government.

That came as officials in Iran’s pilgrimage authority said that Iranian nationals remaining in Saudi Arabia since early June, when they finished performing their hajj rituals, would return to the country as of Thursday morning using flights from the Saudi city of Mecca.