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- Both airlines have canceled flights to multiple Iranian cities including the capital Tehran
- Turkish Airlines travel to Iran was showing as “canceled” on the website of Istanbul’s airport
ANKARA: Turkish-owned carriers Turkish Airlines and Pegasus have suspended flights to Iran until November 1, local media said on Wednesday, as Iran braces for a promised retaliatory attack by Israel.
Both airlines have canceled flights to multiple Iranian cities including the capital Tehran, Shiraz and Isfahan for “security reasons,” Turkish broadcaster NTV reported.
The firms have yet to confirm the decision on their websites and social media.
But Turkish Airlines travel to Iran was showing as “canceled” on the website of Istanbul’s airport, while Pegasus closed online bookings to Iran.
Iran has been bracing for retaliatory attack vowed by Israel after Tehran launched a barrage of around 200 ballistic missiles at Israel on October 1.
Turkish Airlines in August canceled night flights to Tehran, as fears mounted of an escalation in the Middle East, without officially announcing the decision.
Several carriers including German group Lufthansa have stopped flying to Tehran and the Lebanese capital Beirut.