Iran Air Adds Boeing 737 to Domestic Fleet

The Airline of the Islamic Republic of Iran branded as Iran Air has added Boeing 737 to its domestic fleet

According to the Iranian Ministry of Road and Urban Development’s website, Ghorbanali, by adding this aircraft to Iran Air’s fleet, 1,200 seats will be added to the company’s seat capacity, especially in domestic flights.

Further explained that the aircraft will be used for emergency domestic flights, and due to the increase in demand for air travel, especially in April and May, emergency flights will be added to flight routes such as Tehran-Mashhad, Tehran-Shiraz, and Tehran-Bandar Abbas.

The flag carrier of Iran, which is headquartered at Mehrabad Airport in Tehran  is commonly known as Homa which is the name of a mythical Persian phoenix or griffin, and also the acronym of Iran National Airlines in the Persian language.

As of 2023, it operates scheduled services to 72 destinations in Asia and Europe. Iran Air’s main bases are Imam Khomeini International Airport and Mehrabad International Airport, both serving Tehran, the capital of Iran.

April 25, 2024