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| Founded | 1973; 53 years ago (1973)[1] | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 17 | ||||||
| Destinations | 23 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Tehran, Iran | ||||||
| Key people | Mr. Majid Shekari (Owner) | ||||||
| Employees | 1300 | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
Iran Airtour is a privately ownedIranianairline that was launched in 1973. Its main base isMashhad Airport.
Iran Airtour is one of Iran's private airlines, established in 1973 byIran Air with the aim of launching tours to the cities of Iran and different countries. In 1982, Iran Airtour started scheduled domestic tours from all over Iran toMashhad. Two years later, the airline started to develop foreign tours toChina,UAE,India,Singapore andMalaysia.[citation needed]
Iran Airtours flight activity as an independent airline started in 1992 in Mashhad, which became the operations center of the airline. A direct air link from Mashhad to the centers of 13 provinces ensued. Iran Airtour was also responsible for operating flights from different cities toMecca forpilgrimage, as well as regional flights with 19 aircraft toDamascus,Stockholm,Moscow, andAshgabat.[citation needed]
Until 2010, Iran Airtour was one of thestate-owned airline companies in Iran, but subsequently, in accordance with Article 44 of the Constitutional law, ownership was assigned to Hesayar Co., a subsidiary of the IranianMinistry of Defence. Because four of five consecutive payment checks from Hesayar Co. bounced for insufficient funds, the original assignment was canceled. After another auction in 2016, the airlinewas conceded to theprivate sector.[2]
In October 2021, Iran Airtour got permission to fly in the European airspace, making it the second Iranian airline to be able to do so.[citation needed] Iran Airtour is also one of the companies that has a license for aviation training in Iran (ATO) from the National Aviation Organization. Iran Airtour is a member of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and holds the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA), audited by IATA-approved auditors. Iran Airtour Airlines consists of more than 1300 specialized and skilled personnel in different parts.[citation needed]
On 17 January 2025, it was reported that Iran Airtour will launch non-stop flights betweenTehran andParis commencing 31 January 2025. The route will be serviced two times weekly with itsAirbus A300-600 aircraft. In addition, new routes toGermany,Spain andItaly are in the pipeline and will be launched in March 2025.[3]
Iran Airtour's primary base isMashhad Airport.[4] As of April 2023, Iran Airtour operates scheduled services to the following destinations.[5]
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As of August 2025[update], Iran Airtour operates the following aircraft:[7]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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| Airbus A300-600 | 2 | — | 22 | 258 | 280 | 2 parked |
| Airbus A310-300 | 3 | — | 18 | 232 | 250 | 1 parked Including EP-MDP, The lastAirbus A310-300 ever Built |
| Airbus A320-200 | 1 | — | 180 | 180 | 1 parked | |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-82 | 4 | — | — | 160 | 160 | 1 parked |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-83 | 1 | — | — | 160 | 160 | |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-87 | 1 | — | — | 130 | 130 | |
| Total | 17 | 0 | ||||
Since 1993, Iran AirTour has had three fatal aircraft accidents.
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