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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
ISTANBUL, June 28 (Xinhua) — Flights between Turkey and Iran partially resumed on Friday after a 15-day suspension due to the Iran-Israel conflict, Turkish Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdülkadir Uraloğlu said.
Flights from the eastern Iranian city of Mashhad to Istanbul operated by Iranian airlines will resume on Friday, he said. “This marks the partial resumption of air traffic between Turkey and Iran after a 15-day hiatus,” the official wrote on social media.
A. Uraloglu added that the airspace over Tehran and Tabriz, located in western Iran, will remain closed until July 2.
The minister noted that talks are underway with Iranian authorities to give Turkish planes stuck in the country special permission to return. “Efforts are ongoing to fully normalize flights with Iran and return grounded planes to Turkey as soon as possible,” he said.
Earlier, A. Uraloglu said that seven Turkish airline planes were stuck in Iran as a result of the closure of airspace.
Iran’s official IRNA news agency reported that the Islamic Republic had delayed the full opening of its airspace until Saturday afternoon.
Iran closed its airspace on June 13 as Israel launched airstrikes on Tehran and other areas. The two sides reached a ceasefire on Tuesday after 12 days of conflict. –0–