Germany's Lufthansa won't fly to Tehran until late March
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- Lufthansa has extended its suspension of flights to and from Tehran through March 29, 2026, while subsidiary Austrian Airlines has paused service until at least February 16, citing volatile security conditions and potential US military action.
- The Lufthansa Group will continue to bypass Iranian airspace but plans to begin using a specific corridor through Iraqi airspace starting January 20, 2026, as a precautionary measure following EU aviation safety warnings and escalating anti-government protests in Iran.
Germany's Lufthansa airline will not operate flights "from and to Tehran up to and including March 29", a spokeswoman for the company told AFP Monday.
The spokeswoman said that Austrian, which is also part of the Lufthansa group, would not run flights to Tehran until at least February 16.
On Wednesday the group said it would bypass Iranian and Iraqi airspace but the spokeswoman said that "a corridor of Iraqi airspace will be used" beginning Tuesday, January 20.
"Iranian airspace will continue to be avoided," the spokeswoman said.
On Friday the EU's Aviation Safety Agency advised airlines to avoid Iranian airspace, after threats of US attacks.
US President Donald Trump has repeatedly discussed military action as a way of aiding Iranian anti-government demonstrators.
Protests linked to the cost of living broke out in Iran on December 28, spiralling into one of the largest protest movements against the current leadership since the Islamic republic was founded in 1979.
