British Airways flights to Iran set to resume

British Airways plans to resume flights to Tehran Thursday evening, the latest restored link between the West and Iran since the lifting of nuclear sanctions in January. It suspended service in 2012 amid tightening Western sanctions over Iran’s nuclear ambitions, which curtailed demand for travel to the country. British Airways plans to operate the service 6 times a week. The airline said the new service had received “a huge amount of interest.” The carrier had announced it would resume flights in February, part of the gradual warming of relations between London and Tehran. The decision to restore the link came only weeks after sanctions on the Islamic Republic were lifted in January after Iran agreed to curbs on its nuclear program. Air France resumed flights to Iran in April, having last flown there in 2008. <br/>