BAKU, Azerbaijan, Nov. 1
By Elnur Baghishov – Trend:
The flights from Shahid Hasheminejad International Airport in Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan Province (north-eastern Iran) increased by 81 percent, during the first six months of the current Iranian year, as was reflected in the statistics of Iran Airports and Air Navigation Company (IAC), Trend reports.
According to the statistics, a total of 22,000 planes took off and landed at the airport in 6 months. Meanwhile, in the same period last Iranian year, the figure stood at 12,200.
In addition, 2.06 million people were transported through the Shahid Hasheminejad International Airport in Mashhad within six months. Passenger transportation increased by 42 percent, compared to the same period last Iranian year. So, 1.45 million passengers had been transported through this airport in the same period last Iranian year.
“At the same time, 19,000 tons of cargo was transported through the Shahid Hasheminejad International Airport in Mashhad in six months. Cargo transportation increased by 70 percent, compared to the same period last Iranian year. Meanwhile, in the same period last Iranian year, a total of 11,200 tons of cargo had been transported through this airport,” the statistics said.
Reportedly, the Mashhad Shahid Hasheminejad International Airport is located on an area of 540 hectares. It is the second busiest airport in Iran after Tehran's Mehrabad Airport. Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, daily 40,000 passengers were transported through this airport.
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