Lufthansa suspends flights to Tehran amid heightened security concerns in the Middle East
Lufthansa has temporarily suspended flights to and from the Iranian capital, Tehran, "due to the current situation in the Middle East." The measure is...
Air traffic at Hamburg Airport resumed after a terrorist threat
In response to a credible threat received by the federal police via email on Monday morning, indicating a potential terrorist attack on the Tehran...
Canada, Sweden, U.K. and Ukraine take Iran to court over downing of UIA flight PS752
Canada, Sweden, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom have announced that they will take Iran to the International Court of Justice over the downing of...
Ten Iranian military sentenced to prison for shooting down Ukrainian Boeing in 2020
Ten Iranian servicemen have been sentenced to between one and 10 years in prison for their role in the crash of the Ukrainian Boeing...
Iran forced landing of commercial airliner carrying Iranian footballer Ali Daei’s family en route to Dubai to prevent them from leaving the country
On 26 December, a Mahan Air Airbus A340-600 (registered EP-MMQ) that operated flight W563 between Tehran, Iran, and Dubai, United Arab Emirates, made an...
The body of a man discovered in a Lufthansa plane returning from Iran
The body of a man was discovered on Thursday in the landing gear well of a Lufthansa plane from Iran which had landed at...
Flock of sheep grazes at Tehran airport after engine failure of their Boeing 747
On 17 October, an Iran Air Boeing 747-200 (registered EP-ICD) operated flight IR-4704 between Adana, Turkey and Doha, Qatar. At flight level 31,000 near...
U.S. Air Force F-15 intercepts Mahan Air Airbus A310 over Syria
On 23 July, a Mahan Air Airbus A310-304 (registered EP-MNF) operated flight W51152 between Tehran, Iran and Beirut, Lebanon. While flying above Syria, however,...
Emirates to resume flights to Addis Ababa, Guangzhou, Oslo and Tehran
Emirates has announced it will resume flights to Tehran (from 17 July), Guangzhou (from 25 July), Addis Ababa (from 1 August), and Oslo (from...
[Coronavirus] Aeroflot is reducing flight frequencies between Moscow and Tehran to one flight a week
Aeroflot is reducing flight frequencies between Moscow and Tehran to one flight a week on Sundays, beginning 8 March.Passengers who have already purchased tickets...
Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-800 crashes after takeoff from Tehran, killing all 176 people on board
On 8 January, a Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-800 crashed shortly after takeoff from Imam Khomeini Airport in Tehran. The plane is a 3.5...
Wreckage of old Airbus A300 catches fire at Tehran Imam Khomeini Airport
On 31 October, the wreckage of an old Airbus A300 caught fire at Tehran Imam Khomeini Airport. Rescue services rushed to the scene and...
British Airways will axe its flights between London Heathrow and Tehran
From 22 September, British Airways will cancel its London Heathrow to Tehran, Iran route as being "not commercially viable". Only two years ago the...
KLM to suspend direct flights to Tehran
For commercial reasons, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has decided to suspend its direct flights to Tehran, Iran for the time being as of 24...
Heavy snow disrupts air traffic at Iran’s two main airports
The weather of Tehran can sometimes be unpredictably harsh. Heavy snow in northern Iran has forced the authorities to shut down the two main...
Air India Dreamliner makes emergency landing at Tehran airport; cracked windshield
An Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner (VT-ANU) from Frankfurt to Delhi was forced to make an emergency landing at Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport...