
British Airways has suspended its route from London Heathrow to Tehran.
The last outbound flight (BA153) will operate from London Heathrow on Saturday 22 September 2018. The last inbound flight (BA152) will operate from Tehran on Sunday 23 September 2018.
The route was relaunched in September 2016 having been suspended four years earlier. Whilst no reason has been given for the suspension, it is likely that the imposition of sanctions on Iran by the United States has had an impact.
This follows similar suspensions by Air France and KLM. Austrian and Lufthansa continue to fly to Tehran from Vienna and Frankfurt respectively. Iran Air will also continue to fly from London Heathrow to Tehran.
Rebooking Options
Passengers whose flights are cancelled are entitled to a refund or to change their dates of travel before the route is suspended.
BA is in the process of discussing rebooking options with other airlines. When routes are suspended it normally takes at least a few days for BA to secure rebooking agreements. In addition, options with more airlines tend to progressively become available.
As such, unless it is urgent, we would recommend waiting at least a week to see what rebooking options are available. We will update this page with rebooking options as they become available.
Update: Tuesday 28 August 2018
BA has secured a rebooking agreement with Austrian and Lufthansa via Vienna and Frankfurt.
In all cases, passengers must connect to/from a BA operated flight between London Heathrow and Vienna or Frankfurt. It should also be noted that Austrian does not operate a premium economy cabin on this route. This option applies for travel up to Saturday 30 March 2019.
Update: Wednesday 5 September 2018
BA has also secured a rebooking agreement with Turkish Airlines via Istanbul.
In all cases, passengers must connect to/from a BA operated flight between London Heathrow and Istanbul for travel up to Monday 30 September 2019.
Also note, not all of the above options may be available to passengers who have made bookings using Avios or group bookings.