Iran Suspends All Flight Operations Until Oct 3

Tehran: Iran on Wednesday announced cancellations of all flight operations in the country until 5 am local time tomorrow (October 3), as reported by the semi-official Tasnim news agency. This decision follows a day after Tehran fired at least 180 missiles at Israel. Earlier last night, Israel's Ben Gurion Airport experienced a brief shutdown, and Israeli airspace was closed for a little over an hour due to the attack.

Due to heightened tensions in the already volatile Middle East, following Iran's missile attacks on Israel, several airlines have extended their suspension of flights to and from Israel and Lebanon. This decision comes even as Israeli airspace reopened after the missile barrage, with flights expected to resume shortly.

The region is on the brink of a full-blown war, experiencing increased tensions after Israel launched a limited ground operation in Lebanon aimed at targeting Hezbollah strongholds. This operation followed the killing of Hassan Nasrallah, the chief of the Iran-backed group, in an airstrike in Beirut last week. 

Major airlines, including Lufthansa, KLM, Emirates, and Swiss, have announced their flight suspensions as regional tensions escalate, compounded by Israel's ongoing conflict with Hamas in Gaza since October 7 of last year.