At least 17 Flydubai flights scheduled for Friday (January 9, 2026) between Dubai and Iranian cities including Tehran, Shiraz and Mashhad have been cancelled, the Dubai Airports website showed.
A countrywide internet blackout was reported in Iran on Thursday and extended into Friday (January 9, 2026) as authorities moved to curb expanding protests.
Iran cut off from world as Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warns protesters
Nationwide protests over economic hardships started at the end of December, and have shaken the country.
A Flydubai spokesperson said that flights to Iran on Friday (January 9, 2026) 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.
