Airlines have quickly changed flight paths over Iran, diverted to alternative airports or returned planes to their departure points in response to airspace and airport closures after an Israeli attack on Iran, flight tracking data shows.
Iran closed its airports in Tehran, Shiraz and Isfahan after the attack and cleared flights from the western portion of its airspace for a few hours after the attack, according to flight tracking website FlightRadar24.
By 8.15am, Tehran time (2.45pm AEST), the airports and airspace had reopened, and closure notices posted on a US Federal Aviation Administration database had been removed.
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Before the airports reopened, Flydubai said it had cancelled its Friday flights to Iran.
One of its earlier flights turned back to Dubai, it said.
An Iran Air flight from Rome to Tehran was diverted to Ankara, Turkey, Flightradar 24 showed.
Emirates, Flydubai, Turkish Air, Wizz Air Abu Dhabi and Belavia were among …
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