Direct flights from Tehran to rise; Saudi flights to resume after decade
Director General for International Affairs at the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development Amin Taraffo announced plans to increase direct flights from Tehran and establish a new direct route from Tabriz to Baku in the near future.
The move follows efforts by Roads and Urban Development Minister Farzaneh Sadegh, who serves as Iran’s chair of the Joint Economic Cooperation Commission with Azerbaijan, IRNA reported.
Taraffo stated that during President Masoud Pezeshkian’s recent visit to Baku, “It has been agreed that Tehran-Baku flights will increase to four days per week, and direct Tabriz-Baku flights will operate two days per week.”
Separately, Mehdi Ramezani, spokesperson for Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization, confirmed to ILNA that Saudi Arabia’s Flynas airline will resume flights to Iran after a 10-year hiatus, beginning in two days, to transport Hajj pilgrims.
Ramezani explained, “This year’s Hajj pilgrimage will be facilitated by both IranAir and Flynas, following agreements between the Hajj organizations and aviation authorities of Iran and Saudi Arabia. Flynas’ participation marks the first such collaboration in nearly a decade.”