BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 3. The number of passengers transported through Iranian airports increased by 0.7 percent, during the first two months of the current Iranian year (March 21 through May 21, 2023), compared to the same period in the last year, Trend reports.
As was reflected in the statistics of Iran Airports and Air Navigation Company (IAC), more than 5.7 million passengers were transported through Iranian airports in 2 months.
Meanwhile, the figure stood at 5.69 million in the same period of the last Iranian year.
|
Month |
Number of passengers |
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|
Current Iranian year (from March 21, 2023 through March 19, 2024) |
Last Iranian year (from March 21, 2022 through March 20, 2023) |
Percentage change (%) |
|
|
1st month (March 21 through April 20) |
2,832,487 |
2,826,824 |
+0.2 |
|
2nd month (April 21 through May 21) |
2,903,750 |
2,866,741 |
+1.2 |
|
Total |
5,736,237 |
5,693,565 |
+0.7 |
There are 54 civil active airports in Iran. Some 14 of them are international airports. An average of 30 million passengers are transported through Iranian airports per year.
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