Azerbaijan, Baku, Dec. 26/ Trend G.Mehdi/
International sanctions on Iran have hindered the process of repairing passenger planes in the country, IRNA quoted managing director of Iran's national air carrier (Iran Air), Farhad Parvaresh, as saying.
Periodic checking of the planes may be prolonged due to the lack of certain parts, but there is no plane grounded, he added.
For the time being, Iran Air operates 47 planes with a total 10,500 seats, he noted.
Iranian airlines increased ticket prices for domestic flights by 65 per cent on average as of November 6.
It is after the director of the Civil Aviation Organisation Hamid Pahlavani announced on October 10 that Iranian airlines will be increasing ticket prices for domestic flights by a maximum 50 per cent.
Pahlavani added that different factors including foreign currency prices are considered to set ticket prices.
The managing director of the Airtour passenger airline said in October that the airline has suffered a 200 billion rials (some $16 million) loss as the administration will no longer provide it with a dollar at reference rate of 12,260 rials. Therefore, the airline cancelled all its international and tourism flights, ILNA reported.
As the administration does not provide the airline with the official rate dollar, the company has to pay costs based on the free market dollar, Sirous Baheri noted.
