Flight tracking data showed airlines quickly rerouted flights over Iran on Friday, rerouting to alternate airports or returning planes to departure points in response to the closure of airspace and airports following an Israeli attack on Iran.

Following the attack, Iran closed airports in Tehran, Shiraz and Isfahan and cleared western airspace of flights within hours of the attack, according to flight tracking website FlightRadar24.

As of 0445 GMT, the airport and airspace had reopened and closure notices posted on the FAA database had been removed.

Ahead of the reopening of airports, flydubai said it had canceled flights to Iran on Friday. It was said to have been on an earlier flight back to Dubai.

Flightradar 24 shows that an Iran Air flight from Rome to Tehran has been diverted to Ankara, Turkey.

Tracking websites show that airlines including Emirates, flydubai, Turkish Airlines, Wizz Air Abu Dhabi and Belavia Airlines continued to fly through Iranian airspace, with that section remaining open in the first hours after Friday’s attack.

“We are closely monitoring the situation and will change our flight routes in consultation with the relevant authorities,” flydubai said in a statement.

Dubai-based airlines have endured a difficult week as airspace and airport closures in Iran follow record rainfall in the United Arab Emirates.

According to FlightRadar24, 1,478 flights to and from Dubai have been canceled since Tuesday, accounting for about 30% of all flights.

Many Western and Asian airlines had avoided Iran and its airspace ahead of the Israeli attack, which came just days after Iran launched missile and drone attacks on Israel.

German airline Lufthansa on Wednesday extended its suspension of flights to Tehran until the end of the month, citing ongoing safety concerns in the region.

Qantas said on Saturday it was rerouting flights between Perth and London and adding a refueling station in Singapore to avoid Iranian airspace due to concerns about the Middle East.

Taiwan’s China Airlines said in a statement that it “will continue to monitor the development of the situation and formulate and plan the most appropriate route based on the recommendations of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency.”

Etihad Airways, which does not fly to Iran, said it “continuously monitors security and airspace updates, safety is always our top priority and we will never operate a flight unless it is safe to do so.”

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