Despite the airspace reopening, many airlines, including Singapore Airlines and TUI, continued to use alternative routes, according to FlightRadar24, as experts warned that the risk of further instability was still present. "KLM is currently avoiding Iranian airspace as a precaution — a route we already rarely use. Last night's closure of Iranian airspace therefore had no effect on our operations," a KLM spokesperson said. Finnair has stopped flying through Iraqi airspace, travelling to Doha and Dubai over Saudi Arabia instead, the company told local media on Thursday. Carriers like Ryanair have moved routes away from the Middle East in recent months and others including Air France have long avoided Iranian airspace.

Source: The Edge Markets January 15, 2026 14:13 UTC