Iranian airlines were forced to cancel some international flights after the US tightened sanctions on Iran’s aviation industry in a new effort to cripple its economy.
Flights to Baghdad, Muscat, Qatar, Georgia and Azerbaijan had all been suspended, but routes to multiple other destinations remained available, including China, AFP reports, citing a travel agent in Tehran.
Some flights to Istanbul were also scheduled, though others had been cancelled, the travel agent said, adding: “The situation is unstable and we are no longer selling tickets for the time being for fear of cancellation.”
