Baku, Azerbaijan, March 22
By Gazenfer Hamidov – Trend:
The latest data Iran’s Airports Company, affiliated with the country’s Ministry of Roads & Urban Development indicates that the transit flights through Iran’ air territory has increased by 13.2 percent during the first 11 months of the current fiscal year (March 20-Feb.20).
Number of international transit flights over Iran's air zone has increased in recent years, however the increase trend during the current fiscal year was lower compared to the preceding year.
In total 396,558 transit flights through the skies of Iran have been carried out during the first 11 months of the current fiscal year, compared to 350,169 flights in the same months of the preceding year.
|
Iranian calendar months |
Flight numbers 2017-2018 |
Flight numbers 2016-2017 |
Change % |
|
March 20-April 20 |
33,151 |
31,948 |
3.8 |
|
April 20-May 20 |
31,294 |
31,902 |
-1.9 |
|
May 20-June 20 |
33,848 |
30,647 |
10.4 |
|
June 20-July 20 |
38,856 |
32,303 |
20.3 |
|
July 20-August 20 |
39,449 |
33,054 |
19.3 |
|
August 20-September 20 |
40,257 |
33,239 |
21.1 |
|
September 20-October 20 |
37,946 |
31,608 |
20.1 |
|
October 20-November 20 |
39,384 |
31,058 |
26.8 |
|
November 20-December 20 |
37,178 |
31,480 |
18.1 |
|
December 20-January 20 |
33,754 |
31,898 |
5.8 |
|
January 20-February 20 |
31,441 |
31,032 |
1.3 |
|
Total |
396,558 |
350,169 |
13.2 |
However the statistics indicate that the increasing trend has gradually slipped down in recent years following the sharp rise in 2014-2015.
|
Iranian year |
Number |
% |
|
|
(2008-2009) |
1387 |
165,479 |
- |
|
(2009-2010) |
1388 |
153,509 |
-7.2 |
|
(2010-2011) |
1389 |
157,466 |
2.6 |
|
(2011-2012) |
1390 |
160,135 |
1.7 |
|
(2012-2013) |
1391 |
164,550 |
2.8 |
|
(2013-2014) |
1392 |
178,685 |
8.6 |
|
(2014-2015) |
1393 |
272,581 |
52.5 |
|
(2015-2016) |
1394 |
345,682 |
26.8 |
|
(2016-2017) |
1395 |
382,162 |
10.6 |
The number of international transit flights over Iran's air zone sharply increased from July 2014 following the Malaysian plane crash in Ukraine and security problems in Iraq.
The Islamic Republic made new air routes following that to meet the high demand of the passing flights.
A total 120 air routes with length of 75,000 kilometers are available in Iran's air zone.