BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 9. Turkish Airlines
(THY) has cancelled all five of its scheduled flights to the
Iranian capital, Tehran, for Friday due to escalating protests,
Trend reports, citing
data from the Istanbul Airport mobile application.
In addition to the suspension of Turkish Airlines flights, five
other flights operated by various Iranian carriers were also
canceled on Friday. While seven additional flights remain scheduled
for the time being, the situation at Tehran’s international airport
continues to evolve and remains uncertain.
Heightened security concerns became apparent late Thursday
evening. According to aviation tracking platform Flight Radar, both
a Turkish Airlines flight en route to Shiraz and a Pegasus Airlines
flight bound for Mashhad were compelled to return to their point of
origin and exit Iranian airspace.
The recent unrest stems from a sharp depreciation of the Iranian
rial against foreign currencies, which has triggered a wave of
protests by traders in Iran since December 29. The demonstrators
are calling for urgent measures to stabilize the currency and
address the country’s broader economic challenges.
