Tehran-Tabriz Flights Increase

The number of Tehran-Tabriz flights has increased by 70 flights per week from May 22, as ATA Airline is operating new flights on this route, according to the director general of East Azarbaijan Airports Organization.
Tehran-Tabriz flights are also operated by other companies, including IranAir, Qeshm Air, Iran Aseman Airlines, Iran Airtour Airlines, Caspian Airlines and Meraj Airlines.
There is an agreement with ATA Airlines to establish a new foreign route from July 22, Ramin Azari was also quoted as saying by IRIB News, without elaborating.
In the first Iranian month (March 21-April 20) of the fiscal 2021-22, 791 domestic flights and 102 foreign flights were operated at Tabriz International Airport, as 69,398 domestic passengers and 13,417 foreign passengers were transported via these flights.
Flights between Tabriz, the capital city of East Azarbaijan Province, and Turkey’s coastal city of Izmir will be established as of June 4, the official said earlier.
“Flights will be operated by Turkish Airlines every Friday. Planes will land in Tabriz International Airport at 3:30 p.m. and are scheduled to take off and head to Izmir at 4:45 p.m.,” Azari was quoted as saying by ILNA.
Azari noted that Baku flights, previously operated from Tabriz Airport, have been suspended until further notice due to the Covid-19 pandemic.