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IV
  
CPN

Destinations
  
23

Founded
  
1993

CPN
  
CASPIAN

Headquarters
  
Tehran, Iran

Fleet size
  
9

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Focus cities
  
Tehran-Mehrabad Mashhad

Parent company
  
Iran National Airlines Corporation

Key people
  
Abolfazl Bidjar (Administrator)

Caspian airlines tu 154 crash near the qazvin in different view


Caspian Airlines (Persian: هواپیمایی کاسپین‎‎) is an airline headquartered in Tehran, Iran. Established in 1993, it operates services between Tehran and other major cities in Iran and international flights to Armenia, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates and Ukraine. Its main base is Mehrabad International Airport, Tehran.

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As of December 2016, Caspian Airlines is prohibited by the US Department of Treasury from engaging in any transaction of any type with foreign entities; for providing support to IRGC elements by transporting personnel and illicit material, including weapons, from Iran to Syria.

Anxious relatives of passengers on caspian airlines flight which crashed killing 168


History

The airline was established in 1993 and commenced operations in September 1993. It was set up as a joint venture between Iranian and Russian interests.

Caspian Airlines no longer has any Tupolev aircraft; today it operates mainly McDonnell Douglas MD-80 series aircraft.

Caspian Airlines finished building its headquarters in 1993. Later this tower was exchanged with three Tupolev-154s from Mahan Air.

Destinations

Iran
  • Abadan - Abadan Airport
  • Ahwaz - Ahwaz International Airport
  • Asalouyeh - Persian Gulf Airport
  • Bandar Abbas - Bandar Abbas International Airport
  • Sanandaj - Sanandaj Airport
  • Isfahan - Shahid Beheshti International Airport
  • Kish Island - Kish Airport
  • Kermanshah - Kermanshah Airport
  • Mahshahr - Mahshahr Airport
  • Mashhad - Mashhad International Airport
  • Rasht - Rasht Airport
  • Sari - Dashte-naz Airport
  • Shiraz - Shiraz International Airport
  • Tabriz - Tabriz Airport
  • Tehran
  • Imam Khomeini International Airport Hub
  • Mehrabad Airport Hub
  • Urmia - Uromieh Airport
  • Yazd - Shahid Sadooghi Airport
  • Zabol - Zabol Airport
  • Zahedan - Zahedan Airport
  • Iraq
  • Najaf - Al Najaf International Airport
  • Sulaimaniyah - Sulaimaniyah International Airport
  • Turkey
  • Istanbul - Atatürk International Airport
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Dubai - Dubai International Airport
  • Fleet

    The Caspian Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of February 2017):

    Accidents and incidents

    On 15 July 2009, Caspian Airlines Flight 7908, a Tupolev Tu-154M, traveling from Tehran to Yerevan crashed near the Iranian town of Qazvin, killing all 168 people (156 passengers, 12 crew) on board.

    References

    Caspian Airlines Wikipedia