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After Israel war, Iran reopens airspace to domestic, international flights

Authorities opened all airports on Friday except for those at Isfahan and Tabriz.

An Emirates Boing 777 lands while an Iran Air plane is taxiing, Dubai's International Airport, Sept. 14, 2017.
An Iran Air plane is taxiing as an Emirates Boing 777 lands, Dubai's International Airport, Sept. 14, 2017. — GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP via Getty Images

Iran reopened its airspace to commercial aviation following its closure during the 12-day war with Israel that ended June 24, the country’s Civil Aviation Organization announced Friday.

What happened: Authorities reopened Mehrabad and Imam Khomeini airports in Tehran as well as other airports, the Civil Aviation Organization said in a statement carried by the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency.

The statement said that flights will operate on schedule "from all airports in the country, except for Isfahan and Tabriz airports, during the day from 5 a.m. (1230 GMT) to 6 p.m. (0130 GMT)."

“Immediately after the infrastructure of Isfahan and Tabriz airports is ready and in the absence of other restrictions, these two airports will also join the country's air transport network,” the statement added.

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