Caspian Airlines (Persian: هواپیمایی کاسپین) was established in 1993 in Tehran, Iran. It operates services between Tehran and other major cities in Iran and international flights to Armenia, Syria, Turkey, UAE and Ukraine. Its main base is Mehrabad International Airport, Tehran[1]. It is a private company founded by Ali Akbar Rafsanjani.
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[edit] History
The airline was established in 1993 and started operations in September 1993.It was set up as a joint venture between Iranian and Russian interests.
Caspian Airlines operates Tupolev aircrafts.
[edit] Destinations
Domestic
- Iran
- Abadan (Abadan Airport)
- Ahwaz (Ahwaz Airport)
- Asalouyeh (Pars Asalouyeh Airport)
- Gorgan (Gorgan Airport)
- Isfahan (Shahid Beheshti International Airport)
- Kish Island (Kish Airport)
- Mahshahr (Mahshahr Airport)
- Mashhad (Mashhad International Airport)
- Sary (Dashte-naz Airport)
- Shiraz (Shiraz International Airport)
- Tabriz (Tabriz Airport)
- Tehran (Mehrabad Airport) Hub
- Tehran (Imam Khomeini International Airport) Hub
- Uromieh (Uromieh Airport)
- Yazd (Shahid Sadooghi Airport)
- Zabol (Zabol Airport)
- Zahedan (Zahedan Airport)
International
[edit] Fleet
[edit] Accidents and incidents
On 15 July 2009, a Tupolev Tu-154M, Caspian Airlines Flight 7908, traveling from Tehran to Yerevan crashed near the Iranian town of Qazvin, reportedly killing all 168 people (156 passengers, 12 crew) onboard.[2][3]
[edit] References
- ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International: p. 62. 2007-03-27.
- ^ eTurboNews
- ^ BBC report
