Ankara: Turkish air carriers have suspended all flights to Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan until March 6 due to the escalating conflict in the Middle East involving the US, Israel, and Iran. Turkish Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu announced the suspension as a precautionary measure to ensure aviation safety.

According to Anadolu Agency, Uraloglu stated that authorities are closely monitoring the situation and have issued notices to air missions, officially closing airspace over Iran, Israel, Iraq, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, and Southern Syria. Currently, civil aviation operations are continuing only in Oman, Lebanon, and parts of Saudi Arabia.

Emergency traffic routing is underway in the UAE, with Emirates and Etihad Airways flights scheduled to resume on Monday. Uraloglu also mentioned that a Turkish Airlines aircraft and a Pegasus Airlines aircraft are grounded at Tehran's Imam Khomeini International Airport. Trkiye's budget carrier AJet has no aircraft stranded in the restricted zones, while Tailwind Airlines has one aircraft in Iraq, leased to an Iraqi firm.

Turkish carriers are actively rerouting their flights to avoid restricted airspaces. The minister highlighted that flights by Turkish Airlines, AJet, Pegasus, and SunExpress to the affected regions have been canceled until March 6. Specifically, Pegasus Airlines will not operate flights to Iran until March 12, and all flights to Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, and the UAE are canceled until March 3. Uraloglu added that decisions are being made daily and cautioned that cancellations may extend if conditions do not improve.