BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 17. The number of passengers transported via Iranian airports domestically decreased by 5.75 percent in the first five months of the current Iranian year (March 21 through August 22, 2023), compared to the same period last year, Trend reports.
More than 12.5 million passengers were transported domestically through Iran’s airports in 5 months, as stated in the data of the Iran Airports and Air Navigation Company (IAC).
Meanwhile, in the same period last Iranian year, the figure exceeded 13.3 million.
|
Month |
Number of passengers |
||
|
Current Iranian year (from March 21, 2023, through March 19, 2024) |
Last Iranian year (from March 21, 2022, through March 20, 2023) |
Percentage change (%) |
|
|
1st month (March 21 through April 20) |
2,669,458 |
2,624,356 |
+1.7 |
|
2nd month (April 21 through May 21) |
2,695,466 |
2,752,710 |
-2 |
|
3rd month (May 22 through June 21) |
2,548,978 |
2,780,186 |
-8.3 |
|
4th month (June 22 through July 22) |
2,383,846 |
2,676,036 |
-10.9 |
|
5th month (July 23 through August 22) |
2,278,455 |
2,510,170 |
-9.2 |
|
Total |
12,576 203 |
13,343,458 |
-5.75 |
There are 54 civilly active airports in Iran. Some 14 of them are international airports. On average, 30 million passengers are transported through Iranian airports per year.
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