Iran Airtour

Iran Airtour (Persian: ایران ایرتور, Iran Airtur) is an airline based in Tehran, Iran. Iran Airtour's hubs are at Mehrabad International Airport and Mashhad International Airport. In total, the group has 11 aircraft in service. It operates scheduled domestic and international passenger service, Iran Airtours is one of the IATA members in Iran and has IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) certificate.

Iran Airtour
هواپیمائی ایران ایرتور
Hevapimaii-ye Iran Airtur
IATA ICAO Callsign
B9 IRB IRAN AIRTOUR
Founded1973 (1973)[1]
Hubs
Destinations23
HeadquartersTehran, Iran
Key people
  • Ali Safavi Nejad (owner)
  • Reza Mousavi (CEO)
  • Mahdi Hamidanpur(Chairman of the board)
Employees1200
Websitewww.iranairtour.ir

History

Iran Airtour is one of Iran's private airlines, established in 1973 by Iran Air (Persian: هواپیمایی جمهوری اسلامی ایران) with the aim of launching tours to the cities of Iran and different countries in addition to Iran's national airline.

In 1982, Iran Airtour started scheduled domestic tours from all over Iran to the holy city of Mashhad. Two years later, the airline started to develop foreign tours to countries such as China, UAE, India, Singapore and Malaysia.

In addition, it is aimed at developing tourism and attracting tourists from other countries by organizing seminars with the company managers and officials of tourist companies. As a result, the airline was awarded honors from various countries such as Germany, France, Italy, Japan, Switzerland, Austria, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Kuwait.

Iran Airtours flight activity as an independent airline started in 1992 in Mashhad, which became the operations center of the airline. A direct air link from Mashhad to the centers of 13 provinces ensued. Iran Airtour Airline was also responsible for operating 55% of flights from different cities to the Holy City of Mecca for pilgrimage, as well as regional flights with 19 aircraft to Damascus, Stockholm, Moscow, and Ashgabat.

Until 2010, Iran Airtour was one of the state-owned airline companies in Iran, but subsequently, in accordance with Article 44 of the Constitutional law, ownership was assigned to Hesayar Co., a subsidiary of the Iranian Ministry of Defence. Because four of five consecutive payment checks from Hesayar Co. were returned for insufficient funds, the original assignment was canceled. After another auction in 2016, the airline was conceded to the private sector.[2]

In October 2021, Iran Airtour was given permission to fly in European Airspace, making it the second Iranian Airline to be able to do so.

Destinations
Iran Airtour Airbus A300-600 in Istanbul
Iran Airtour Airbus A300 at Mehrabad International Airport (2008)
McDonnell Douglas MD-82 of Iran Airtour at Istanbul Atatürk Airport (2018)
McDonnell Douglas MD-80 jetliner series of Iran Airtour at Istanbul Atatürk Airport (2018)

As of April 2023, Iran Airtour operates scheduled services to the following destinations.[3]

Country City Airport Notes Refs
 ArmeniaYerevanZvartnots International Airport
 IranAbadanAyatollah Jami International Airport
AhvazQasem Soleimani International Airport
AsaluyehPersian Gulf Airport
Bandar AbbasBandar Abbas International Airport
BushehrBushehr Airport
ChabaharChabahar Konarak Airport
IsfahanShahid Beheshti International Airport
KishKish International Airport
MashhadShahid Hasheminejad International AirportHub
QeshmQeshm International Airport
RashtRasht Airport
ShirazShahid Dastgheib International Airport
TabrizShahid Madani International Airport
TehranImam Khomeini International AirportHub
Mehrabad International AirportHub
YazdShahid Sadooghi Airport
ZahedanZahedan Airport
 IraqNajafAl Najaf International Airport
 TurkeyDenizliDenizli Çardak AirportSeasonal
IstanbulIstanbul Airport
İzmirAdnan Menderes AirportSeasonal
 United Arab EmiratesDubaiDubai International Airport

Fleet

As of June 2023 the Iran Airtour fleet consisted of the following aircraft.[4][5]

Iran Airtours fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
B E Total
Airbus A300-600 5 — 22 258 280
Airbus A310-300 2 – 18 232 250
McDonnell Douglas MD-82 4 — 160 160
McDonnell Douglas MD-83 1 — 160 160
Total 12 –

Accidents and incidents

Since 1993, Iran AirTour has had three fatal aircraft accidents.

See also

References
  1. "Iran Airtour Airlines". iat.aero. Archived from the original on 25 December 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  2. https://ipo.ir/index.jsp?pageid=1266
  3. http://iat.aero/Destinations.asp
  4. "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World. October 2019: 17.
  5. "Airbus orders and deliveries" (XLS). Airbus S.A.S. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  6. https://www.cannews.aero/بخش-سوانح-حوادث-3/3144-برخورد-توپولف-ا
  7. https://www.airlinepress.ir/46920/بازخوانی-سقوط-توپولف-۱۵۴-ایران-ایرتور-3/
  8. http://www.hormoz.ir/۱۰شهریور-۱۳۸۵-سانحه-برای-توپولف-۱۵۴-بن/
  1. https://www.zoomg.ir/2019/3/27/302707/iran-air-tour-info/
  2. https://ipo.ir/index.jsp?pageid=1266
  3. https://iranairtour.ir/destinations Archived 2019-06-01 at the Wayback Machine
  4. https://iranairtour.ir/fleet Archived 2019-05-28 at the Wayback Machine
  5. https://www.cannews.aero/بخش-سوانح-حوادث-3/3144-برخورد-توپولف-ا
  6. https://www.airlinepress.ir/46920/بازخوانی-سقوط-توپولف-۱۵۴-ایران-ایرتور-3/
  7. http://www.hormoz.ir/۱۰شهریور-۱۳۸۵-سانحه-برای-توپولف-۱۵۴-بن/

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