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Rosaviatsiya rescinds UAE flight-sales guidance as Iran restarts partial air operations and Iran Air resumes from April 22

Russia’s Rosaviatsiya has canceled recommendations for carriers to suspend ticket sales for flights to and from the UAE, signaling a shift toward restored commercial connectivity. In parallel, Iran has begun reopening aviation operations after a 50-day shutdown tied to the US–Israel war, with Tehran’s main airports returning from April 20 and Iran Air planning a April 22 restart.

Discovered 2026-04-21T08:56:25.001522-07:00 | 2026-04-21T08:56:25.001522-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • Confirms a fast-changing availability picture for Russia–UAE and Iran routes, with regulators reversing guidance while Tehran ramps up operations—critical for schedule recovery planning and revenue forecasting.
  • The partial restoration in Iran follows the same conflict-driven disruption pattern highlighted in earlier coverage of Middle East airspace reopenings and network restarts, e.g. Middle East airspace reopens; carriers restart Bahrain and Iraq services.
  • Impacts near-term passenger demand and rebooking flows as governments and airlines recalibrate operations around a fragile restart environment, similar to disruptions and cautions discussed in Middle East conflict raises safety-and-retaliation fears among pilots.

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2026-04-21T08:56:25.001522-07:00
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2026-04-28T01:23:58.268294-07:00
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2026-04-21T08:56:25.001522-07:00

Iran’s aviation system is only partially restarting after weeks of shutdowns caused by the war with the United States and Israel, and the situation remains fragile even as airports begin to reopen. Iran’s Civil Aviation Organisation has reopened Tehran’s two main airports — Imam Khomeini International (IKA) and Mehrabad (THR) — effective April 20, 2026, restoring authorization for passenger flights after an extended nationwide closure. This marks the first major step toward re‑establishing normal operations • airlinersgallery.smugmug.com

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