Gulf News: 42% Decrease in Flights from Tehran After US Ban

According to flight tracking data until Wednesday, the number of incoming and outgoing flights at Tehran's main international airport has decreased by nearly half, or 42%, following the US ban on Iranian airlines; however, some popular routes remain operational.

According to data from the flight tracking platform Flightradar24, since September 23, when the US ban was implemented, an average of 53 international flights to or from Imam International Airport have been conducted daily.

This figure was an average of 91 flights per day before the ban was imposed.

Since the resumption of flights, only Iranian airlines have operated flights from within Iran.

Data for September and prior to the ban shows that in a typical week, flights were operating between Tehran and 18 countries.

However, after the ban was imposed, flights to Georgia, Oman, and Azerbaijan have been completely halted.
On September 23, three flights in each direction between Tehran and Dubai were conducted, but since then, no flights have been made on this route, and the UAE has announced that it will enforce the US ban.

Since September 25, no flights have been conducted between Iraq and Tehran. However, the Iraqi Ministry of Transport announced on Tuesday that the US has allowed the national airline of this country to operate flights between the holy city of Najaf and Iran.
The number of flights between China and Tehran has remained unchanged, with an average of 8 flights conducted daily.
 

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Flights between Turkey and Tehran, which is by far the busiest route from Imam Airport, have only decreased by 19%.
Mahan Air, one of Iran's main airlines, has not operated any flights to Turkey since September 20.
In contrast, some airlines have increased their number of flights between Tehran and Turkey following the implementation of the ban; including Caspian Airlines.

Other countries that have continued to operate flights between them and Tehran since the ban, in order of the number of flights, include:

Armenia, Russia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Thailand, Tajikistan, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Qatar.

This analysis may not include some flights for which reliable tracking was not possible; including flights whose transponder signals were not available or whose exact takeoff or landing times could not be determined.

Source: Gulf News