Thirty percent increase in Air ticket prices in Iran

Tehran, Oct. 03, 2010, TABNAK – According to a decision by Iran Airways High Council, domestic air ticket prices will increase by 30 percent as of October 7, the Persian service of Iran Labor News Agency, ILNA, reported Sunday.

Deputy Minister of Road and Transportation, Reza Nakhjavani said the decision was made in line with repeated requests by domestic airliners in an attempt to reach to actual prices, the report added.

He expressed the hope with the new prices, the problems of the air transportation industry would alleviate and airliners would be able to renovate their air fleet and provide passengers with more qualified services.

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