INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Iran has launched a new private airline company despite US sanctions targeting the nation&& s civil air travel sector.Senior federal
government officials from Iran&& s ministry of tourism attended an event late on Friday to commemorate the launch of Yazd Air, a private
airline which will be based in Yazd, a historical city in central Iran, MNA reported.The event came after the first flight by Yazd Air from
the capital Tehran landed at Yazd&& s Shahid Sadooghi airport.The airline company will use two Airbus A310s for flights to global
destinations, which will include Najaf in Iraq, Dubai, Istanbul and Mumbai
Its fleet will likewise include two short-haul British Aerospace 146 airplanes for flights on domestic routes.Press TV quoted the IRNA news
agency as saying that personal financiers had actually provided some 10 trillion rials (almost $22 million) for the launch of Yazd Air.It
stated the company will count on Iran&& s second-largest airline Mahan Air for services in its very first 2 months of operation and then
will establish its own workplaces after recruiting some 70 personnel members.Head of the Iranian parliament&& s tourism committee Mohammad
Reza Dashti stated Yazd Air has significant growth plans to turn into one of the most trusted airlines in Iran, MNA reported.The launch of
Yazd Air comes in spite of a series of sanctions imposed by the US on the Iranian air travel industry.The sanctions have actually disallowed
Iranian airlines from purchasing new airplanes or parts required for aircraft repairs.The post Iran releases brand-new private airline in
spite of aviation sanctions first appeared on Ariana News.
