Tehran-Dubai route reopens after months of conflict disruption
Dhaka: Commercial air service between Tehran and Dubai resumed on June 29 for the first time since the Iran-Israel-US conflict shut down regional airspace earlier this year.
Iranian carrier FlySepehran operated the flight from Imam Khomeini International Airport, landing at Dubai International Airport at 1:18 pm local time.
Dubai Airports recorded the arrival as flight IS 7352 at Terminal 2. A return service to Tehran was set to depart later that day.
Routes between Iran and the UAE were once frequent, with dozens of weekly flights operating before hostilities broke out. UAE carriers flydubai and Air Arabia have not yet relaunched their Tehran services.
Despite the restart, capacity remains thin. FlySepehran's booking platform showed only intermittent Dubai flights, with the next departure from Tehran listed for July 1 and a further one on July 8.
The route had been suspended after strikes on Iran on February 28 forced the closure of airspace across the region. Imam Khomeini International Airport itself only reopened on June 9, and carriers have since been restoring routes gradually as tensions ease.
Ramin Kashefazar, the airport's head, told Iranian state media that arrangements had been completed to bring back the Tehran-Dubai-Tehran service following its brief halt.
Even as flights return, airlines are still treating the region with caution. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has extended its conflict-zone advisory through July 3, continuing to warn operators away from Iranian, Iraqi, and Lebanese airspace.
The agency also urged caution over Bahrain, Kuwait, Israel, Jordan, Qatar, Oman, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia, noting that while danger levels have dropped since the conflict's peak, the overall situation remains unstable.
The crisis began on February 28 when US and Israeli joint forces struck targets inside Iran, prompting Tehran to retaliate against the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Bahrain. The exchange led to widespread flight cancellations and temporary airspace shutdowns throughout the Middle East.
