Overview
- Iran rescinded its Notice to Air Missions after nearly five hours, yet multiple airlines continue to bypass the Tehran flight corridor, with some groups also steering clear of Iraqi airspace.
- Air India cancelled at least three US-bound services — Delhi–New York (AI101), Delhi–Newark (AI105) and Mumbai–New York (AI119) — and warned of delays on Europe routes due to longer detours.
- IndiGo offered flexible rebooking and refunds as several international services were disrupted, including a Baku–Delhi flight that returned to origin and a Tbilisi–Delhi service that crossed Iran just before the shutdown.
- India’s External Affairs Ministry reinforced travel advisories and began facilitating voluntary returns, with the first flights carrying Indian nationals from Iran landing in Delhi.
- Existing restrictions over Pakistan are compounding reroutes, increasing flight times, fuel needs and crew constraints, and forcing schedule changes for India–Europe, North America, Central Asia and Caucasus operations.