{"id":229056,"date":"2026-01-09T12:09:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T12:09:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/229056\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T12:09:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T12:09:07","slug":"nearly-20-flights-between-dubai-and-iranian-cities-cancelled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/229056\/","title":{"rendered":"Nearly 20 flights between Dubai and Iranian cities cancelled"},"content":{"rendered":"

DUBAI, Jan 9 (Reuters) – At least 17 flydubai flights scheduled for Friday between Dubai and Iranian cities including Tehran, Shiraz and Mashhad have been cancelled, the Dubai Airports website showed.<\/p>\n

A countrywide internet blackout was reported in Iran on Thursday and extended into Friday as authorities moved to curb<\/a> expanding protests.<\/p>\n

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Nationwide protests over economic hardships started at the end of December, and have shaken the country.<\/p>\n

A flydubai spokesperson said that flights to Iran on Friday had been cancelled and that the airline “will continue to monitor the situation” and revise its flight schedule accordingly, without giving a reason for the disruption.<\/p>\n

In addition, Turkish media have said Turkish Airlines cancelled 17 flights, Turkey’s Ajet cancelled six flights and budget carrier Pegasus Airlines cancelled flights to Iranian cities on Friday.<\/p>\n

At least two flights between Qatar’s Doha and Tehran scheduled for Friday were also cancelled, Hamad International Airport website showed.<\/p>\n

Reporting by Jana Choukeir and Federico Maccioni in Dubai and Ezgi Erkoyun in Istanbul; Editing by Jan Harvey and Mark Potter<\/p>\n

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