Mahan Air is suspending flights between Iran and Türkiye, with services to Istanbul and Ankara due to stop from 21 September and Muscat affected from 17 September. The move cuts one of the Iranian carrier’s key regional international links and disrupts scheduled passenger services, ticketing and rebooking across the Iran-Türkiye market.
Multiple reports link the interruption to fresh US sanctions on Iran’s aviation sector announced on 8 September, which targeted companies and individuals in the industry. Mahan Air has circulated notices to agents and other companies indicating that the affected routes will remain cancelled until further notice.
The Turkish side has been cited as the basis for the Türkiye suspension, although no public government statement was readily visible in the readable reporting. The situation comes amid widening pressure on Iran’s civil aviation sector, while the Muscat cancellation points to broader operational disruption beyond the Türkiye network.