An additional 31 flights each week will be operated by the Doha-based airline between Qatar and Iran, representing a 150 percent increase in overall frequency.
The capacity rise to 52 services a week, up from the current 21, will be phased in over a four-month period, starting Dec. 1.
Tehran will be served with an additional daily flight; Iran’s second largest city of Mashhad is to get nine extra flights; Shiraz, the economic center of southern Iran, will be given eight new flights; and starting Jan. 11 services will begin to Isfahan in central Iran. The carrier began flying to Iran in 2004 with the launch of services to Tehran.
Flights to Mashhad started the following year, with Shiraz introduced to the network almost five months ago.
Isfahan, home to textile and steel mills and located on the country’s main north-south and east-west crossroads, is the heartbeat of central Iran’s economy. With fine historic Islamic architecture, palaces and tree-lined wide boulevards, the city is regarded as one of the most beautiful in the Middle East.
Qatar Airways’ CEO Akbar Al-Baker said: “The announcement is a historic moment showing the strengthening of ties between our two countries. Almost five months ago, Qatar Airways introduced the Iranian city of Shiraz to our network.”
