Zagros Airlines
Not to be confused with Zagrosjet.
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| Founded | 2005 | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 20 | ||||||
| Destinations | 23 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Tehran, Iran | ||||||
| Key people | Abdolreza Mousavi, Owner | ||||||
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Zagros Airlines is an Iranian airline headquartered in Tehran and based at Abadan Airport.
History
Zagros Airlines was founded in 2005 in Abadan, Iran. The airliner uses Mehrabad International Airport and Abadan Airport as its primary hubs. In 2007 Zagros Airlines started its first international route from Tehran to the Syrian capital of Damascus. In September 2013 the airline took delivery of an Airbus A320-200. In January 2016, Zagros Airlines acquired Iran's first A319 into service.[1]
Destinations
Domestic
- Abadan - Abadan Airport Secondary Hub
- Ahwaz - Ahwaz International Airport
- Arak - Arak Airport
- Isfahan - Isfahan International Airport
- Kerman - Kerman Airport
- Kermanshah - Kermanshah International Airport
- Kish Island - Kish International Airport
- Mahshahr - Mahshahr Airport
- Mashhad - Mashhad International Airport
- Rasht - Rasht Airport
- Shiraz - Shiraz International Airport
- Tehran
- Yazd - Shahid Sadooghi Airport
International
- Tbilisi - Tbilisi International Airport seasonal (begins 19 August 2016)
- Baghdad - Baghdad International Airport
- Basra - Basra International Airport
- Najaf - Al Najaf International Airport
- Moscow - Moscow Domodedovo Airport seasonal
- Isparta - Isparta Süleyman Demirel Airport
- Istanbul - Atatürk International Airport
- Izmir - Adnan Menderes Airport
Fleet
As of April 2016, the Zagros Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft:[2]
| Aircraft | Total | Orders | Seating | Notes | ||
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| J | Y | Total | ||||
| Airbus A319-100 | 1 | — | TBA | Delivery in January 2016 | ||
| Airbus A320-200 | 10 | — | — | 180 | 180 | |
| Embraer 190 | — | 20[3] | TBA | Replacing the MD-82 and MD-83 | ||
| McDonnell Douglas MD-82 | 5 | — | — | 170 | 170 | to be retired and replaced by Embraer 190 |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-83 | 4 | — | — | 172 | 172 | to be retired and replaced by Embraer 190 |
| Total | 20 | 20 | ||||
Accidents and Incidents
- On 28 January 2016, Zagros Airlines Flight 4010 was landing at Mashhad International Airport's Runway 31R when the McDonnell Douglas MD-83, registration EP-ZAB, skidded off the runway, due to weather conditions. The aircraft was badly damaged and there were no injuries[4][5]
References
- ↑ http://www.aviationiran.com/2016/01/19/zagros-airlines-acquires-irans-first-a319/
- ↑ "ch-aviation". Retrieved 12 September 2013.
- ↑ http://www.aviationiran.com/2016/03/07/zagros-airlines-buys-20-embraer-regional-jets/
- ↑ http://avherald.com/h?article=4931bf1c&opt=0
- ↑ http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20160128-1
External links
Media related to Zagros Airlines at Wikimedia Commons
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