Iran Air flights to Ankara resumed

Tehran (IP) - The Civil Aviation Authority of Iran announced the flight permit to Ankara for the Airline of the Islamic Republic of Iran (Homa) has been issued, and the Tehran-Ankara flights resumed.

Iran PressIran News: With the reduction of restrictions imposed in different countries to combat COVID-19, the flights of the Islamic Republic of Iran Airlines (Homa) to Ankara, which had previously been suspended due to COVID-19, was established after consultation with and permission of the Civil Aviation Authority.

According to this report, the weekly flight on the Tehran-Ankara route and vice versa will comply with the health protocols agreed between Iran and Turkey.

With the coronavirus outbreak in the world, air travel declined sharply, and Iran was no exception.

Earlier this week, Maqsoud As’adi-Samani, the secretary of the Association of Iranian Airlines (AIA), announced, publicized the suspension of newly-reestablished Iran-Turkey flights pledged to be operated by Turkish Airlines.

“For the time being, the fate of the service is on the air… the reason for these policies by the Turkish authorities is not clear, and we do not know why they change their minds and decisions so quickly,” As’adi-Samani said.

Last week, and following months of ups and downs, the flag carrier resumed its flights to Tehran after six months of halt under strict health protocols.

Outbound passengers were required to hold a health certificate with a negative coronavirus PCR test result; otherwise, the boarding pass won’t be issued for them, he noted.

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