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$76m in Lost Revenues Due to Decline in Overflights

$76m in Lost Revenues Due to Decline in Overflights
$76m in Lost Revenues Due to Decline in Overflights

Iran lost 52% or $76 million of its revenues from overflight services in 2020 to rank 28th in the world in terms of income from air navigation services, the managing director of Iran Airports Company said. 
“Air passenger traffic decreased by 51.7% or more than 25 million people, and the number of arrival-departure operations fell by 67% in 2020 compared with the year before,” Siavash Amirmokri was also quoted as saying by Fars News Agency. 
"About 750 to 800 flights used to cross Iran's airspace each day before the outbreak of the virus. The number has declined to 130 at present," he was quoted as saying by News.mrud.ir. 

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