IAC reports undisrupted handling of 3.4m passengers despite US-Israeli threats
Iranian airports handled 3,437,300 passengers during the ninth month of the current Iranian year (November 22 to December 21), marking a year-on-year increase, according to Iran’s Airports and Air Navigation Company (IAC), despite claims of disruption in air services due to US-Israeli threats of aggression against the country.
In a report released Sunday by IRNA, the company said the figure includes traffic at 48 state-owned and 12 non-state-owned airports across the country.
During the same period, a total of 30,958 aircraft movements — landings and takeoffs — were recorded nationwide, reflecting a 3% rise compared to the corresponding month last year.
Of these, 26,605 flights occurred at airports operated by the Airports and Air Navigation Company, also up 3% year-on-year. Passenger traffic at these state-run airports reached 2,947,626, unchanged from the same period in the previous year.
Additionally, 34,114 metric tons of accompanied baggage and postal cargo were transported through the country’s airports during the month, an increase of more than 3% compared to the same timeframe last year.
Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran ranked as the busiest airport in the country during the month, recording 9,893 flight movements and handling 1,098,087 departing and arriving passengers.