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Mehr News Agency – Provinces Group: Sanandaj Airport carries the international title while no flights have been operated at this airport since February of last year.
Due to its unique location, this airport complex is one of the most important airports in the west of the country and with 53 years of history is one of the oldest airports in Iran.
At While This airport is named between International It carries the presence, but since February 1400, all its flights have been shut down and the pursuits and demands of the people in this regard have not gone anywhere.
On the 5th of Bahman, 1400, the news agency published a report about the irregularity of flights from Sanandaj airport and the lack of direct flights from Kurdistan to the holy city of Mashhad. It was closed and since then no flight has been operated at Sanandaj Airport.
Efforts by officials in Kurdistan Province to establish flights to Sanandaj have come to naught
Amir Abbas Nazarizadeh, director general of airports in Kurdistan province, told Mehr: “In order to re-establish flights at Sanandaj airport, provincial officials are following up, but so far nothing has happened in practice.”
He added: to solve this problem, the governor of Kurdistan should be present in the aviation organization and negotiate with the head of this organization to solve this problem.
Nazarizadeh pointed out: in order to follow up and solve this problem, the negotiator or the provincial representative should go to the aviation organization with full authority and make a decision.
The talks came as the governor of Kurdistan told reporters on March 10, last year, that the flights would be resumed at Sanandaj airport and that the problem would be resolved before Nowruz, but that the governor’s promises had not been fulfilled. This popular concern remains.
The representatives of the people of Sanandaj, Divandere and Kamyaran in the Islamic Consultative Assembly have each promised to solve this problem in different statements, but these promises have not gone anywhere yet.
Sanandaj airport and its flights must be strengthened
حجت الاسلام عبدالرضا پورذهبی Representative of the Supreme Leader in Kurdistan Province in the dialogue say “The first issue is air travel for some people who have to spend less time to get to their destination, such as the issue of patient transfer,” he said, adding that Sanandaj airport and its flights need to be strengthened.
He added: “There are many people who have problems or can not travel by land, or in terms of time or in the discussion of their illness, air flight is effective for them, but nevertheless, flying from Sanandaj airport to their desired city and destination is far from Is waiting.
Hojjat al-Eslam پورذهبی He stated: Sanandaj airport is closed while Shahid Ashrafi Isfahani airport in Kermanshah has five daily flights to different destinations.
He pointed out: It is expected that the officials and those in charge of the matter will follow up on this public concern as soon as possible and the flights of Sanandaj airport and this airport complex will be strengthened.
Ministry of Roads and Urban Development to establish minimum domestic flights
Seyyed Mehdi Farshadan, the representative of the people of Sanandaj in the Islamic Consultative Assembly, stated in an interview with Mehr: He has asked the Minister of Roads and Urban Development and the Minister of Labor ام To take care of the closed airport in Sanandaj.
He added: “Unfortunately, the managers of the country’s aviation organization and the decision-making officials regarding the flights of the country’s airports are not kind to the people of Kurdistan, and now we are witnessing the closure of Sanandaj airport for several months.”
Addressing the Minister of Roads and Urban Development, he said: “We expect the Minister to eliminate the deficiencies, shortcomings and discrimination of the Ministry regarding Sanandaj Airport immediately.”
Farshadan clarified: Bin Airport International Sanandaj has been closed for nearly two months, between International The existence of this airport is offered by the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development to establish a minimum of domestic flights.
The representative of the people of Sanandaj in the Islamic Consultative Assembly pointed out: We also expect the Minister of Labor to persuade the airlines under the supervision of this ministry to resume flights at Sanandaj airport and to stop disrespecting the people of Kurdistan.
According to Mehr, the people of Kurdistan province are waiting for the flight to be established at this airport, a demand that must be met as soon as possible rather than the airport International It carries, in practice, like an airport between International Have a function.