Iran’s Intl. Flights Up 14% in 8-Month Period: CEO
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The chief executive of the Iran Airports and Air Navigation Company (IAC) said the country’s international flights registered a 14-percent growth in the first eight months of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21, 2023).
Reza Nakhjavani said that 16,177 international flights including foreign flights and Hajj flights were operated from Iran between March 21 and November 22, 2022.
He put the number of foreign and international flights launched from the country between March 21 and November 22, 2023 at 18,474, showing a 14-percent hike compared to last year’s corresponding period.
Nakhjavani further pointed out that more than two million international passengers (inbound and outbound) have been registered in the first eight months of the current year, indicating a nine-percent growth compared to last year’s corresponding period.
He put the number of international inbound- and outbound passengers from March 21 to November 22, 2022 at 1,991,468.
He went on to say that Mashhad, Shiraz and Tabriz airports have registered the largest number flights to foreign destinations from March 21 to November 22, 2023 respectively.
