The European Council has banned three Iranian airlines from the EU as one of a series of new sanctions against Tehran’s support of Russia’s war against Ukraine.
The Iranian aviation industry is also undergoing significant change and earlier this month Iran Air took delivery of its first new Airbus A321. The airline has concluded deals with both Airbus and Boeing for more than 180 aircraft and is currently in the final stages of agreeing a deal with ATR for regional turboprops, albeit the first half dozen aircraft are already completed and ready for delivery.
After a decades-long embargo that blocked Iran from forging ties with the rest of the world, the country is now planning a host of new connections, with local carriers also gearing up for new growth, Routes News discovered.
Analysis of MIDT data shows that over 1.5 million O&D passengers a year fly in and out of Iran from/to Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. The market between the UAE and Iran is the largest at an estimated 1.35 million annual passengers, with around 100,000 annual passengers in the other markets.
