Tehran international flights drop 42 percent after US ban

International flights at Tehran's Imam Khomeini Airport have dropped by 42 percent following a United States ban on Iranian airlines. Tracking data up to Wednesday shows that traffic to and from the airport has fallen by nearly half as a direct result of the restrictions.

Despite the overall decline, operations have not ceased entirely. Certain popular routes remain active, with flights between Turkey and Tehran—historically the busiest route from the airport—experiencing a smaller decrease of only 19 percent.