Iran flights continue, UAE route closes on day 2 of US sanctions
All flights by Iranian carriers to the UAE have been canceled, according to Iran's ISNA news agency.
Iranian flights to the United Arab Emirates were canceled on Thursday, even as carriers continued serving other foreign destinations on the second day of a US push to ground them worldwide.
What happened: All flights by Iranian carriers to the UAE were canceled as of midnight, Iran’s ISNA news agency reported Thursday, citing a spokesperson for the country’s Civil Aviation Organization.
An Iran Airtour flight from Tehran to Dubai was canceled shortly before its scheduled departure Thursday morning, a passenger told Agence France-Presse. The UAE has not publicly confirmed that Iranian carriers have been banned.
Beyond the UAE, a Tehran-to-Dushanbe flight returned to the Iranian capital after Turkmenistan refused to allow the Iranian airline to cross its airspace, Civil Aviation Organization spokesperson Majid Akhavan told ISNA.
