BJP spokesperson Jaiveer Shergill has asked India’s Ministry of External Affairs to intervene after elderly Iranian Sikh couples were left stranded at a Gurudwara in Tehran. Shergill says a Mahaan Air flight planned for May 5 reportedly won’t allow them to board without clearance from the Government of India, prompting the request for urgent action.
Iran has resumed flights to major international destinations including Beijing, Istanbul, and Muscat, with Tehran’s Imam Khomeini Airport City CEO saying services have restarted as a fragile ceasefire holds. The update follows Iran Air’s efforts to restore domestic passenger flights, starting with the Tehran–Mashhad route on April 22, reported by IRNA.
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International flights from Tehran’s Imam Khomeini Airport are scheduled to resume on Saturday, with early services to Istanbul and Muscat. The move signals Iran’s phased reopening of its airspace after weeks of travel disruption, as the country gradually restores global air links by reopening major airports across the country.
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