BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 6. The number of domestic flights (passenger planes only) via Iranian airports decreased by 6.8 percent, during the first four months of the current Iranian year (March 21 through July 22, 2023), compared to the same period last year, Trend reports.
As indicated in the report of Iran Airports and Air Navigation Company (IAC), more than 89,000 domestic flights were carried out from Iranian airports in 4 months.
Meanwhile, the figure stood at over 95,000 in the same period last Iranian year.
|
Month |
Number of planes |
||
|
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) |
22,852 |
23,862 |
-4.2 |
|
2nd month (April 21 through May 21) |
22,436 |
24,174 |
-7.2 |
|
3rd month (May 22 through June 21) |
22,238 |
24,287 |
-8.4 |
|
4th month (June 22 through July 22) |
21,674 |
23,392 |
-7.3 |
|
Total |
89,200 |
95,715 |
-6.8 |
There are 54 civil active airports in Iran. Some 14 of them are international airports. On average, 30 million passengers are transported through Iranian airports per year.
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