Overview
- An FAA-listed notice closed the Tehran FIR to most traffic at 5:15 pm ET on Jan. 14, with Flightradar24 showing normal operations resuming shortly before 10 pm ET.
- Air India scrapped three US services—Delhi–JFK (AI101), Delhi–Newark (AI105) and Mumbai–JFK (AI119)—and warned of delays on rerouted flights.
- Flightradar24 data showed Iran’s skies cleared within minutes, with IndiGo flight 6E1808 identified as the last non-Iranian passenger jet before the shutdown.
- Lufthansa Group said it will bypass Iranian and Iraqi airspace until further notice and operate only day flights to Tel Aviv and Amman through Jan. 19, while ITA Airways is suspending night flights to Tel Aviv to Jan. 20.
- India’s foreign ministry and its embassy in Tehran urged citizens to avoid travel to Iran or depart using available transport, as aviation risk monitors warned of hazards from missile activity and air-defence misidentification.