Airlines

Repatriation flights to bring home Iranians from Istanbul

Flights between Iran and Turkey are suspended until November 1 to help curb the new wave of coronavirus while repatriation flights will operate to bring Iranian citizens home, Touraj Dehqani Zanganeh, the head of Iran Civil Aviation Organization, said.

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Kish Air to resume flights to Dubai from October 5

Iran’s Kish Air will resume flights to Dubai as of October 5 after months of closure due to Covid-19 outbreak.

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Iran Air to resume Tehran-Istanbul flights from September 25

Iran Air has announced in a statement that flights to Istanbul would resume as of September 25 with Flight 719 from Tehran’s Imam Khomeini Airport to Istanbul.

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Flights over Iran airspace gradually increasing

Iran Airports Company registered 8,431 overflights during the month ending Aug. 21, which indicate a 15.57% increase compared with the previous month.

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Turkey suspends Iran flights yet again

Turkey has once again put off the resumption of Iran flights to Oct. 2, according to the head of Civil Aviation Organization of Iran.

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Aviation data show gradual growth for international flights in Iran

Latest data released by the Iran Airports Company (IAC) show that international air traffic in Iran is beginning to experience growth after the coronavirus outbreak brought a significant decline in the number of international takeoffs and landings in the country.

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Iran Air resumes flights to Vienna

Iran’s flag carrier airline, IranAir, has resumed roundtrip Tehran-Vienna flights from August 15. The airline will offer flights to Austria’s capital on Saturdays and Wednesdays.

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Flights over Iran airspace up 71% YoY

A study of recent figures from the Iranian aviation industry shows the number of flights that pass through the country’s airspace has increased significantly months after a plane downing incident caused major global airlines to reroute their flights from Iran.

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Iran announces PCR test mandatory for inbound passengers from Aug 5

Iranian authorities have made presenting a negative COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test compulsory for all inbound flight passengers in Tehran from August 5. The PCR test results are required to be dated within 96 hours of arrival

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Air traffic in Iran declines over 50% in 3 months

Iran Airports Company has registered a total of 44,918 takeoffs and landings during the first quarter of the current Iranian year (March 20-June 20) to register a 51% decline compared with the similar period of last year. Over 4 million passengers were transported during the period, indicating a 64% YOY decline.

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