From 30-hour trips to paid wheelchairs; New flight price for Iranians.
After the tightening of US sanctions against Iran's aviation industry, passengers now travel three hours, sometimes up to more than 30 hours, to reach Dubai. Iranians not only lost direct foreign flights, but now they have to spend many times more money and time on their travels.
With the tightening of restrictions since March 2, 1405, international travel for Iranians has become more difficult and expensive, now even wheelchair services are not free for passengers of Iranian airlines.
The skies of Iran have passed the year of insecurity. International flights have not yet returned to normal conditions, and the new round of American sanctions caused the activities of Iranian airlines to face additional restrictions.
America imposed sanctions on 27 Iranian airlines on September 8 this year, and since October 1, the restrictions on providing services to these companies have been tightened.
Although the sanctions do not mean banning Iranian aircraft from flying in the skies of all countries, it has made it more difficult for them to continue their international operations by threatening fuel supply companies and airport service providers with secondary sanctions.
Washington, on November 4, in the latest action, imposed sanctions on a Turkish company that provides ground services to Iranian aircraft.
In an interview with Farda Radio, one of the operators of the Iranian aviation industry describes the consequences of the latest sanctions as much broader than the suspension of the airlines' activities and says: "The restrictions of this industry not only harm the airlines, but also affect the entire industry, the economy and life in Iran, and the continuation of this situation will make the Iranian aviation industry face severe aviation."
Read the full version of this report on Radio Perda's website.