TEHRAN, April 21 (Xinhua) -- Iran's national carrier, Iran Air, will resume its domestic flights as of Wednesday after a suspension lasting around 50 days, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Tuesday.

This photo taken on April 15, 2024 shows the terminal of the Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran, Iran. (File photo: Xinhua)

The first flight, from Tehran's Mehrabad Airport to the northeastern city of Mashhad, will take off at 10 a.m. (0630 GMT) from Mehrabad International Airport, with the return flight scheduled for 12:30 p.m. the same day, the report added.

Iran shut down its airspace after joint U.S. and Israeli strikes starting on Feb. 28, halting civilian aviation operations across the country.

The country reopened its eastern airspace to international flights on Saturday, paving the way for the partial resumption of airport operations.

Iran's Civil Aviation Authority said Monday the permit has been issued for the resumption of passenger flights at the Imam Khomeini International Airport and Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran starting Monday.

It added that passenger flights at airports in Urmia, Abadan, Kermanshah, Shiraz, Kerman, Rasht, Yazd, Zahedan, Gorgan, and Birjand will also resume as of Saturday.