MNA� An Aviation official has announced that Shiraz-Vienna direct flights will be soon performed aiming to boost aviation ties with major European airlines.


General for Airports Department of Fars Province Reza Badi'ee Fard�said launching of direct flights between Fars province and European states will play a significant role in prosperity and development of tourism expressing hope that these flights will be performed in the near future.

�Accordingly, two groups of Austrian tourists from Linz and Graz are scheduled to travel to Iranian city of Shiraz via charter flights in March, 2017,� he continued.

Badi'ee Fard�also noted that operating inspectors of several major European airlines visited Shiraz in the earlier week adding �the inspectors arrived in Shahid Dastgheib International Airport (Also known as Shiraz International Airport) to consider launching Shiraz-Vienna direct flights.�

�They also made visits to the airport�s control tower, facilities of domestic and international terminals, delivery of services to passengers as well as equipment of handling firms present at the airport,� underlined the official.

He also recalled that Shiraz International Airport is now undergoing development stages as a new international flight terminal with an area of 23 thousand square meters and capacity of 2.5 million passengers per year is under construction.