File photo shows an Iran Air Airbus A300-605R passenger plane.[/caption]TEHRAN, April 6 (MNA) � The head of Iran�s Civil Aviation Organization has said the country's airlines have handled 2,236,757 passengers in New Year�s holiday.
Alireza Jahangirian told Mehr News that the number of flight permits had a 31 per cent increase. �New Year mass travels began on March 15 and continued into April 4. In 21 days of holiday, 18,804 flight permits had been issued, of which 15,640 flights was handled,� he added.
�Since March 16, 981,868 passengers have been handled by 5,987 national and international airlines visited overseas destinations and 1,254,890 passengers have been handled by 9653 domestic airliners,� said the head of ICAO.
He also said that the total number of passengers had shown a 32 percent increase, with flight permissions showing a 31 percent increase as well.
By Mehr News Agency
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