Newly-purchased ATR planes to revive half-closed airports

With the arrival of the new planes, each of the half-closed airports will see at least three flights a day, Salami said.

Apart from a sum of five airports, other Iranian airports are loss-making, the official said, adding that ignoring the government’s major achievements in renovating the country’s air fleet is not fair.

Noting that the government has purchased 180 passenger planes with a capacity of more than 100 seats, Salami hailed the purchase of 20 planes with a capacity of between 70 and 90 seats to revive the country’s loss-making airports.

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