The price of domestic flights in Iran increased by 40% on the second Saturday of November. In this regard, the Secretary of the Airlines Union, Majed Akali, referring to the impact of exchange rate fluctuations on the costs of these companies, said that more than 50% of the costs of the airline industry depend on currency, and the supply of foreign currency needed by companies has been facing problems in recent weeks. Majed Ahlik said that the allocation of exchange currency to the airlines has been stopped for over a month, and despite the monitoring of the companies and the approval of the Civil Aviation Organization, the banks have not provided them with the required currency.

The price of domestic flights in Iran increased by 40% on the second Saturday of November. In this regard, the Secretary of the Airlines Union, Majed Akali, referring to the impact of exchange rate fluctuations on the costs of these companies, said that more than 50% of the costs of the airline industry depend on currency, and the supply of foreign currency needed by companies has been facing problems in recent weeks. Majed Ahlik said that the allocation of exchange currency to the airlines has been stopped for over a month, and despite the monitoring of the companies and the approval of the Civil Aviation Organization, the banks have not provided them with the required currency.

According to Ahli, companies in this situation are forced to provide currency at a rate close to the free market, which increases the cost of flights. The secretary of the airline association also referred to the fluctuation of the exchange rate and the change in the price of fuel as factors affecting the cost of flights and said that according to the existing approvals, the price of fuel for airplanes is equal to 30% of the international price of fuel.