Turkey and Oman, in line with the sanctions announced by the United States against the aviation industry of the country, have announced that they have suspended Mahan Airlines' flights to their territories. According to the announcement from these two countries, Mahan flights to Turkey will be suspended from September 30 of this year and to Oman from September 26.
Suspension of Flights and Its Consequences
This decision has been officially communicated by Turkey and Oman to Mahan Airlines. Mahan currently operates flights to Istanbul and Ankara, and with this new action by the Turkish government, the last flights of this airline on these routes will be on September 29. Additionally, Mahan flights to Muscat, the capital of Oman, were also conducted.
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Expansion of Sanctions in Iran's Aviation Industry
Previously, Georgia had also announced that due to compliance with U.S. sanctions, all flights from Iran to this country would be canceled starting September 30. Additionally, the UK has imposed a new sanctions package against Iran in the House of Commons, and in the aviation sector, the landing of Iranian cargo planes in Britain will be prohibited from September 29, with limited exceptions. This action, however, does not include flights from foreign airlines to Iran.
A new wave of sanctions against Iran's aviation industry comes at a time when the United States sanctioned 36 entities and companies on September 8, 27 of which are Iranian airlines. This list includes airlines such as Aseman, Ata, Iran Airtour, Kish Air, Karun, Qeshm Air, Saha, Sepehran, Taban, and Varsh. These sanctions were imposed after the U.S. announced that it had begun economic expulsion operations to exert more pressure on Iran's economy.
The announcement of stringent sanctions against Iranian airlines comes at a time when last year was recognized as the most difficult year for Iran's aviation industry. Two wars in a short span and months of airspace closures, as well as heavy damages to airports and passenger planes during the wars, have put this industry in a challenging and complex situation. Morteza Dehghan, the CEO of Iran Airports and Air Navigation Services, recently announced in a press conference that 27 airports in the country have been damaged in the war, and Farzaneh Sadegh, the Minister of Roads and Urban Development, also reported damage to about a hundred aircraft in the war.
Accordingly, airlines have incurred extensive damages from the impacts on their fleets, loss of income due to flight cancellations, costs paid to personnel, and damages to infrastructure.
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