Iran Airtour () is a privately owned Iranian airline that was launched in 1973. Its main base is Mashhad Airport.
History Foundation and early years Iran Airtour is one of Iran's private airlines, established in 1973 by Iran Air with the aim of launching tours to the cities of Iran and different countries. In 1982, Iran Airtour started scheduled domestic tours from all over Iran to Mashhad. Two years later, the airline started to develop foreign tours to China, UAE, India, Singapore and Malaysia.
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 was also responsible for operating flights from different cities to Mecca for pilgrimage, as well as regional flights with 19 aircraft to Damascus, Stockholm, Moscow, and Ashgabat.
Development since 2010 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. bounced for insufficient funds, the original assignment was canceled. After another auction in 2016, the airline was conceded to the private sector.IRAN AIRTOUR .IR
In October 2021, Iran Airtour got permission to fly in the European airspace, making it the second Iranian airline to be able to do so. Iran Airtour is also one of the companies that has a license for aviation training in Iran (ATO) from the National Aviation Organization. Iran Airtour is a member of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and holds the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA), audited by IATA-approved auditors. Iran Airtour Airlines consists of more than 1300 specialized and skilled personnel in different parts.
On 17 January 2025, it was reported that Iran Airtour will launch non-stop flights between Tehran and Paris commencing 31 January 2025. The route will be serviced two times weekly with its Airbus A300-600 aircraft. In addition, new routes to Germany, Spain and Italy are in the pipeline and will be launched in March 2025.
Destinations Iran Airtour's primary base is Mashhad Airport. As of April 2023, Iran Airtour operates scheduled services to the following destinations.Destinations iat.aero
+ Country City Airport NotesRefsArmeniaYerevanZvartnots International Airport GeorgiaBatumiBatumi International Airport TbilisiTbilisi International Airport KazakhstanAqtauAqtau International AirportTunisiaMunastirMonastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport IranAbadanAbadan Ayatollah Jami International Airport AhvazQasem Soleimani International Airport AsaluyehPersian Gulf Airport Bandar AbbasBandar Abbas International Airport BirjandBirjand International Airport BushehrBushehr Airport IsfahanIsfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport KishKish International Airport MashhadMashhad Shahid Hasheminejad International AirportRashtRasht Airport ShirazShiraz Shahid Dastgheib International Airport TabrizTabriz Shahid Madani International Airport TehranImam Khomeini International AirportMehrabad International AirportZahedanZahedan Airport IraqBaghdadBaghdad International Airport NajafAl Najaf International Airport MalaysiaKuala LumpurKuala Lumpur International Airport RussiaSochiAdler-Sochi International AirportTurkeyDenizliDenizli Çardak AirportIstanbulIstanbul Airport İzmirİzmir Adnan Menderes Airport United Arab EmiratesDubaiDubai International Airport
Fleet
Current fleet , Iran Airtour operates the following aircraft:
+ Iran Airtour fleet Aircraft In service Orders Passengers NotesBETotalAirbus A300-6005—22258280Airbus A310-3004—18232250Airbus A320-2003—180180McDonnell Douglas MD-824——160160McDonnell Douglas MD-831——160160McDonnell Douglas MD-871——130130Total180 Former fleet , Iran Airtour operated 2 Airbus A300, 3 Airbus A310, 1 Airbus A320, 4 McDonnell Douglas MD-81, 1 McDonnell Douglas MD-83 and 1 McDonnell Douglas MD-87.
Accidents and incidents Since 1993, Iran AirTour has had three fatal aircraft accidents.
On 8 February 1993, a Tupolev Tu-154, Iran Airtour Flight 962, shortly after departure from Tehran International Airport, crashed into a Sukhoi Su-24 of the Iranian Air Force which was landing. In this accident, all 133 people – both pilots of the Su-24 and Tu-154, all 12 crew members, and 119 passengers on board – died. The main cause of this accident was the Sukhoi Su-24 pilot's error.Can News On 12 February 2002, a Tupolev Tu-154, Iran Airtour Flight 956, flying from Tehran to Khorramabad, crashed into the Sefid Kooh mountains during heavy rain, snow and dense fog. All 12 crew members and 107 passengers died.بازخوانی-سقوط-توپولف-۱۵۴-ایران-ایرتور airlinepress.ir On 1 September 2006, a Tupolev Tu-154, Iran Airtour Flight 945, flying from Bandar Abbas to Mashhad, with 11 crew and 137 passengers on board, burst into flames upon landing at Mashhad International Airport, 28 out of the 148 passengers and crew died.
See also List of airlines of Iran
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