Overview
- Turkish Airlines canceled 17 flights to Tehran, Tabriz and Mashhad for January 9–10, citing “regional developments in Iran.”
- Dubai Airports data showed at least 17 flydubai services to Tehran, Shiraz and Mashhad were canceled on Friday, with Emirates also suspending Tehran flights and Turkish budget carriers AJet and Pegasus scrubbing Iran routes.
- Hamad International Airport listed Friday Doha–Iran flights as canceled, with services scheduled to operate on Saturday.
- A series of NOTAMs indicated heightened defensive activity and airspace restrictions over areas including Hamedan’s Nojeh Airbase, Tabriz, Rasht, Babolsar and Gorgan.
- A near-nationwide internet blackout continued as rights groups reported dozens of deaths and mass arrests, while Iranian airlines such as Iran Air, Mahan Air and Qeshm Air largely kept operating.