Iran Air Capitalizes on London Success With Extra Flight

Iran Air continues to capitalize on its successes, as it adds an extra flight between Tehran and London Heathrow this summer.
The carrier has been working toward continued expansion outside the country, with London currently a popular location for its operations, Aviation Source reported.
Citing an announcement posted on AeroRoutes.com, the report said the data show that from July 31, services between Tehran and London Heathrow will increase to a fourth weekly flight scheduled for Monday.
IR711, the new flight in question, will depart the Iranian capital at 13:20 local time and arrive at Heathrow at 17:10 local.
The return flight, IR710, will then depart London at 19:00 and arrive back in Tehran at 03:25 the next morning.
The Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday flights will depart Tehran at 11:20 and arrive at Heathrow at 15:10, with the returns departing at 17:55 and arriving back at 02:25 the next morning.
Despite this flight addition, the airline still has a lot of work to do if it wants to get back to a sense of operational normalcy, the report added.
The data show that between May 23-30, Iran Air’s flights dropped a staggering 52.94% compared to the same period of last year. This comes due to sanctions and political unrest on the diplomatic front, which has disabled the airline’s efforts to expand into other markets with the right aircraft.
While the addition of flights between London and Tehran are a step in the right direction, it shows how many more flights on a weekly basis the carrier needs to add to return to normal.
All eyes will be on the carrier to see what other expansive moves they could make to return to normalcy in the future, Aviation Source concluded.