Turkey Revokes Licensee for Iranian Flights
IRAN NEWS ECONOMIC DESK
TEHRAN – Days after it was officially announced that Iranian airliners would begin their flights to Turkey, Maqsoud Asadi-Samani, secretary of the Association of Iranian Airlines, said that Turkey once again decided to extend suspension of Iranian flights to Turkey due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
Asadi-Samani said that as it was expected, Turkish officials decided to suspend flights of Iranian airliners to Turkey due to the spike in the Coronavirus.
He also refuted political doubts over suspension of Iranian flights between both states, adding that before decision made for resumption of the flights, Turkish officials had reiterated that the flights would be suspended if the virus were not curbed.
He added that Turkey has also suspended flights Turkey’s flights with Afghanistan and Iraq.
Asadi-Samani noted that currently the problem is just because of the virus and the suspension is valid till the further notice.
He said that currently Qatar Airways continue flights between Iran and Turkey and it has not been suspended yet.
