Domestic Air Passenger Traffic Surges by 29% in Seven Months

Domestic passenger traffic in Iranian airports registered a year-on-year rise of 29% in the current Iranian year’s first seven months (March 21-Oct. 22), as 18.62 million passengers were flown internally by Iranian airlines, the latest data released by Iran Airports Company show.
This is while the number of takeoffs and landings posted a 10% year-on-year fall during the period to 163,482. 
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 155.34 million tons of cargo were shipped during the period, marking a 33% year-on-year rise.