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| Founded | 2005 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Tehran Mehrabad International Airport | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 18 [1] | ||||||
| Destinations | 23 | ||||||
| Parent company | Zagros Group | ||||||
| Headquarters | Tehran, Iran | ||||||
| Key people | Abdolreza Mousavi, owner | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
Zagros Airlines is an Iranian airline headquartered in Tehran and based at Mehrabad International Airport.
Zagros Airlines was founded in 2005 in Abadan, Iran. The airline uses Mehrabad International Airport and Mashhad International Airport as its operating bases. In 2007, Zagros Airlines started its first international route from Tehran to the Syrian capital of Damascus.[ citation needed ]
In September 2013, the airline took delivery of an Airbus A320-200. In January 2016, Zagros Airlines acquired Iran's first A319. [2] On March 14, 2017, the airline acquired its first A321-200 through wet lease from Khors Aircompany. [3]
In June 2017, it was announced that the airline had signed an memorandum of understanding with Airbus for an order of 20 A320neo and 8 A330neo aircraft. [4] However, the order could never be placed due to newly imposed sanctions.
In July 2019, Zagros Airlines became the first Iranian Airliner to have a female Pilot since the Iranian Revolution.[ citation needed ] The Same year in October 2019, exactly 3 month after Jahandari Introduction to Zagros Airlines, She was part of the first all Female Flight in Iran, as well as the Middle East Region. [5]
As of May 2023, Zagros Airlines operated flights to the following destinations:
As of October 2019, the Zagros Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft: [6] [ needs update ]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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| Airbus A319-100 | 1 | — | — | 142 | 142 | |
| Airbus A320-200 | 4 | — | 16 | 132 | 148 | |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-82 | 5 | — | — | 157 | 157 | |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-83 | 2 | — | — | 172 | 172 | |
| Total | 12 | — | ||||
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