BA resumes direct flights from London to Iran

British Airways has resumed direct flights to Iran for the first time in four years, after sanctions were lifted.

The service was suspended in October 2012 amid instability in the Middle Eastern country.

Six return flights per week will operate between London Heathrow and Tehran, rising to a daily service later this year.

Flights resumed today after some sanctions against Iran were lifted in January, when the international nuclear watchdog said the Tehran government had met all its obligations under a deal with six world powers.

The first BA flight to Iran, a Boeing 777, will depart from Heathrow on Thursday at 9.10pm.