Direct Flight

Urmia-Erbil direct flights to be established in near future

TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA) – The Director General of the West Azerbaijan Province in Iran says that the first direct flight from Urmia in west Iran to Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG)'s capital Erbil will start at the earliest.

Iranian airline launches Tehran-Caracas direct route

TEHRAN, Apr. 08 (MNA) – Mahan Air, Iran's second-largest carrier after Iran Air, has officially launched its direct flights between Tehran and the Venezuelan capital Caracas, a senior official said.

Kermanshah to launch direct flights to Turkey, Iraq during Nowruz

KERMANSHAH, Feb. 24 (MNA) – With the New Persian Year (Nowruz) around the corner, the western city of Kermanshah is set to launch direct flights to Iraq and Turkey in anticipation of the surge in Nowruz holidaymakers, a senior official said.

Flights from Iraq to Iran quintuple over past 3 years

TEHRAN, Dec. 29 (MNA) – Iraq Consul General to Iranian city of Mashhad says that there has been a fivefold increase in the numbers of flights from neighboring country of Iraq to Iran over the past three years.

Direct Doha-Isfahan flight to be launched in January

TEHRAN, Dec. 02 (MNA) – The director general of Isfahan Province Airports Company said Sun. that the first flight in Doha-Isfahan route will be launched on January 4, 2019.

Qatar Airways to increase flights to Iran despite US threats

TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (MNA) – Qatar Airways will add more flights to Iran from January, the state-owned Persian Gulf airline announced on Monday just weeks after the United States reimposed sanctions on Tehran.

British Airways to end London-Tehran flights on Sep. 22

TEHRAN, Sep. 17 (MNA) – British Airways has announced it will stop London-Tehran direct flights on September 22.

Dutch airline KLM suspends directs flights to Tehran

TEHRAN, Jul. 08 (MNA) – KLM Royal Dutch Airlines in a statement on Sat. announced that it will stop direct flights to Iranian capital Tehran for "commercial reasons".

Iran, Uzbekistan to launch new flight routes

TEHRAN, May 31 (MNA) – Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhoundi told the media that Iran and Uzbekistan will open new flight routes between the two countries in the near future.

Tehran-Erbil flights resume after 6 months

TEHRAN, Apr. 28 (MNA) – Direct flights between from Tehran to Erbil, capital of Iraq’s Kurdistan, resumed on Friday six months after the Iraqi government imposed an air ban on the region in retaliation for an independence vote.

Iran’s consulate general to Erbil:

Tehran, Erbil flight to resume soon

TEHRAN, Apr. 17 (MNA) – Morteza Ebadi Consulate General of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Erbil said that Tehran-Erbil flight will be resumed in the shortest time possible.

Iran’s embassy in Ankara for passengers’ rights against airliners

TEHRAN, Jan. 29 (MNA) – Iranian embassy in Ankara and consulate general in Istanbul reassured the passengers of Iranian airlines with cancelled flights that the airliners will be punished for insufficient service to their clients.

Officials agreed to launch Iran-Serbia direct flights

TEHRAN, Jan. 09 (MNA) – Dragan Todorovic the Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia to the Islamic Republic of Iran met with the head of the civil aviation organization of Iran, and the two officials agreed to establish direct flight line between the two countries.

Tehran, Jakarta opt for stronger economic ties

TEHRAN, Aug. 06 (MNA) – Iran’s energy minister has called for reinvigoration of economic ties between Iran and Indonesia.

Portugal voices keenness on Tehran-Lisbon direct flight

TEHRAN, Jul. 09 (MNA) – Portugal’s Secretary of State for Internationalization has expressed keenness on launching a direct flight from Lisbon to Tehran aimed at promoting tourism and trade ties between the two countries.

Iran, Korea say yes to Tehran-Seoul direct flights

TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) – A senior Iranian parliamentarian said Iran and South Korea have approved of launching direct flights between the two countries.

Ahwaz, Tbilisi launch direct flight

TEHRAN, Jun. 25 (MNA) – Head of Khuzestan Province Airports said a two-way flight route started between Iran’s Ahwaz and Tbilisi of Georgia on Friday June 23.

Bushehr, Tbilisi to launch direct flights

TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) – The southwestern Iranian city of Bushehr will soon perform direct flights to and from the Georgian capital of Tbilisi.

Iran allows Qatar to use national airspace

TEHRAN, Jun. 07 (MNA) – Civil Aviation Organization of Iran has provided Qatar Airways with the license to cross the Iranian airspace.

Qatari flights to use Iran’s airspace

TEHRAN, Jun. 06 (MNA) – An official at Iran Airports Company (IAC) said, as of today, all flights performed by Qatari airlines will cross the Iranian airspace to travel to Africa and Europe.

48 foreign airlines active in Iran

TEHRAN, May 16 (MNA) – Spokesperson of CAOI, has announced that 48 foreign airlines are presently operating in Iran.

Kermanshah, Sharjah launch direct flight

TEHRAN, Mar. 19 (MNA) – On the occasion of new Iranian year ‘Nowruz’, a direct flight has been launched between Iran’s Kermanshah and Sharjah of Dubai.

S Africa to boost tourism ties with Iran

TEHRAN, Mar. 08 (MNA) – South African tourism minister said planning have been made to deploy tourists to Iran.

Astana-Tehran direct flight to be launched

ASTANA, Dec. 22 (MNA) – Iran and Kazakhstan have reached agreement on launching direct flights between Tehran and Astana on Thursday.

Shiraz, Vienna to launch direct flights soon

TEHRAN, Nov. 13 (MNA) – An Aviation official has announced that Shiraz-Vienna direct flights will be soon performed aiming to boost aviation ties with major European airlines.

First Thai aero plane lands at IKIA

TEHRAN, Oct. 02 (MNA) – The first Thai Airways flight landed touched down on Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKIA) at 19:00 local time on Saturday.

New Iran-Kazakhstan air route opened

TEHRAN, Sep. 20 (MNA) – The direct flight line between Kazakh port city of Aktau and Iranian northern city of Gorgan was launched on Tuesday.

Scheduled flights to Turkey held regularly

TEHRAN, Aug. 02 (MNA) – An official at Civil Aviation Organization of Iran (CAOI) said airliners are allowed to sell scheduled flights from Iran to Turkey via their websites.

Iran, Thailand to boost flight coverage

TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) – Iran and Thailand have announced the plan to increase the number of weekly flights between the two countries.

Taban Air launches Tehran-Astrakhan direct flight

TEHRAN, Jul. 26 (MNA) – Taban Air CEO has announced the operation of a new flight path between Tehran and Russia’s Astrakhan.