Passenger Traffic Surges by 34%

Passenger traffic in Iranian airports registered a year-on-year rise of 34% in the current fiscal year’s first five months (March 21-Aug. 22), as 13.34 million passengers were flown internally by Iranian airlines, new data released by Iran Airports Company show.
This is while the number of takeoffs and landings posted a 9% year-on-year fall during the period to 117,831. 
The significant rise in passenger traffic, despite the decline in the number of flights is because restrictions related to Covid-19 were eased after airlines had been enforcing social distancing to fend off the pandemic for over two years.
Over 111.38 million tons of cargo were shipped during the period, marking a 39% year-on-year rise.