Riyadh seeks three weekly flights between Saudi Arabia, Iran
Iran’s Minister of Roads and Urban Development Mehrdad Bazrpash announced that the Saudi Civil Aviation Authority officially called on its Iranian counterpart to establish three weekly flights aside from the hajj pilgrimage airlifts between the Saudi Arabia and Iran.
The minister pointed to the restoration of diplomatic ties between Riyadh and Tehran on the basis of regional diplomacy and the good neighborliness policy, saying that the Civil Aviation of Iran received the official request from the Saudi Civil Aviation Authority in recent days concerning the establishment of three weekly flights in addition to the flights of the hajj pilgrimage, IRNA reported.
Earlier, the two countries declared their seriousness in implementing a general agreement on economic, trade, investment, technical and scientific cooperation, in line with enhancing peace and security at the regional and international levels. Thus, they pursue the expansion of collaboration to establish Iran-Saudi Arabia flights.
The Civil Aviation Organization of Iran will contribute to the restoration of flights between the two nations on the basis of its intrinsic duties, he said, adding that the two sides began coordinating a few months ago for conducting special flights for hajj pilgrims.