Iran Air is the national airline and flag carrier of Iran. It is based at Tehran International Airport. Iran Air provides scheduled services to many domestic and international destinations.
Isfahan, Mashhad and Shiraz are the main domestic destinations within Iran. Its international services cover many Asian, European, African and American countries.
Iran Air runs regular scheduled flights to Mumbai and New Delhi and one of the international airlines in India operating from Arab world.
Iran Air provides charted and cargo services, as well, besides is a government owned airliner.
Iran Air origin is in May 1944, when its predecessor Iranian Airways was founded.
After the Second World War, the government realized the need for creating proper r domestic and international transportation. Hence, it created a new airline named Iranian Airways and inaugurated its first flight between Tehran and Mashhad, the holy city in Iran.
During 1954, as the aviation sector was booming, the country saw another private airline named “Pars Airways” rising in the arena. This new airline was mainly used for freight services.
In February 1961, the Iranian government decided to merge these two entities together to form Iran Air and made it as its flag carrier. The new Iran Air carries the “Homa” bird as its logo. Iran air started its operations in April 1962.
Iran Air flights fly to number of destinations around the world including Central Asia, East Asia, South Asia, Europe, Africa, North America, South America and Oceana.
The countries covered by Iran Air in Asia are Saudi Arabia, UAE, Syria, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Lebanon, Uzbekistan, South Korea, Japan, China, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia.
Its European destinations include Austria, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Turkey, France, United Kingdom, Russia, Netherlands, Italy, Germany and Switzerland.
Iran Air flies special flights to Jeddah during Hajj and Umrah seasons to help the pilgrimage. Iran Air flights offer regular scheduled services to many North American, South American and African countries, but recently terminated due to adverse political relationships with these countries.
Iran Air mainly relied on Russian made aircrafts such as Tupolev Tu 204, Ilyushin II 96 for its fleet. Recently, the airline underwent modernization program and inducted many state-of-art aircrafts from Boeing and Airbus industries.
Total strength of Iran Air fleet is 54 aircrafts including Fokker 100, McDonald and Douglas MD-82, Boeing 747 200, SP, 200C, 200B Combi, 100 B, Boeing 727 200, Airbus 300, 310 aircrafts. Iran Air offer online ticketing facilities through its website and authorized agents.
