42% growth of air passengers in the country in the first half of 2011/ Mashhad airport receives 50% of international flights

TheHamid Reza Siddi saidWego With the economic reporter of Fars news agency, announcing this news, he said: From April to September, 153 thousand and 166 domestic and international flights have been made in the country’s airports, which is a five percent decrease compared to 6 months of last year.

* 6 high-traffic airports in the country

He stated: Mehrabad, Mashhad, Shiraz, Ahvaz and Isfahan airports are respectively the first five airports in the country that experienced the highest traffic load in 6 months of 1401.

According to Sidi, Mehrabad Airport has received nearly 6 million passengers and 52 thousand 290 flights, accounting for nearly one third of flight and passenger operations.

The CEO of Iran Airports and Air Navigation Company regarding international flights also announced a 100% growth in all three indicators of flight, passenger and cargo and said: In the mentioned 6 months, more than 12,500 flights were made and nearly one million and 584 thousand passengers have been sent and received from 28 airports of the country.

He stated that Mashhad Shahid Hasheminejad Airport among the country’s airports has received nearly half of the passengers and international flights, and said: In the 6 months of this year, 5,353 planes landed and took off at Mashhad Airport and 763,756 passengers departed. And it has been accepted that we faced 100% growth in both sectors.

Sidi also pointed to the performance of the country’s airports in September: 25 thousand 109 boardings and departures, two million 968 thousand 593 departures and receptions of passengers have been made in the last month, which is a seven percent decrease compared to September last year. We faced a 43% increase in passengers.

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