Amidst escalating conflict and continuing airstrikes by Israel, the Iranian government said on Friday (June 20, 2025) that it had agreed to open its otherwise closed airspace to facilitate chartered flights carrying about 1,000 Indian nationals back to India.
The returning Indians, including students, professionals and tourists will travel in three or more flights operated by an Iranian airline company and organised by the Indian Embassy in Tehran. They will fly from Mashaad near the Iran-Uzbekistan border to Delhi, with the first flight arriving on Friday night, and others on Saturday and Sunday as required, Iran’s Acting Ambassador said at a press conference in Delhi. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said that another chartered flight would bring over Indians who have already crossed over to Turkmenistan, and will fly from Ashgabat on Friday.
