BAKU, Azerbaijan, Dec. 15
By Elnur Baghishov – Trend:
Cargo transportation via Yasuj Airport in the Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province (south-western Iran) increased by 302 percent, during the first seven months of the current Iranian year (March 21 through October 22, 2021), compared to the same period last 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 98.6 tons of cargo were transported through the airport in 7 months. Meanwhile, in the same period last Iranian year, the figure stood at 24.5.
“Moreover, 13,921 passengers were transported via Yasuj Airport over seven months. Passenger transportation increased by 308 percent, compared to the same period last Iranian year. Thus, 3,406 passengers had been transported through the airport in the same period last Iranian year,” the statistics said.
In general, 324 flights (passenger planes only) were carried out from the airport within the mentioned period, which is an increase of 337 percent, compared to the same period last Iranian year. So, the figure amounted to 74 in the same period last Iranian year.
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