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Publish date19 Feb 2023 - 10:36
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Iran’s launches new private airline despite sanctions on its aviation section

Iran celebrated launching a new private airline, Yazd Air, based in the central city of Yazd after its first flight landed at Shahid Sadooghi airport on Friday.
Iran’s launches new private airline despite sanctions on its aviation section
The airline will use two Airbus A310s for flights to international destinations, which will include Najaf in Iraq, Dubai, Istanbul and Mumbai. Its fleet will also include two short-haul British Aerospace 146 planes for flights on domestic routes.  

Press TV quoted the IRNA news agency as saying that private investors had provided some 10 trillion rials (nearly $22 million) for the launch of Yazd Air.

It said the company will rely on Iran’s second-largest airline Mahan Air for services in its first two months of operation and then will set up its own offices after recruiting some 70 staff members.

Head of the Iranian parliament’s tourism committee Mohammad Reza Dashti said Yazd Air has major expansion plans to become one of the most reliable airlines in Iran.

The launch of Yazd Air comes despite a series of unprecedented sanctions imposed by the US on the Iranian aviation industry.

The sanctions have barred Iranian airlines from buying new planes or parts needed for aircraft repair.
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