Which airlines fly over Iran?

As recently as today, several carriers continue to cross Iran's airspace, including FlyDubai, Turkish Airways, Oman Air and the popular Qatar Airways, which admittedly has limited path options since its planes were banned from Emirati, Saudi Arabian, Bahraini and Egyptian airspace in 2017.



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