Indian carriers are either reviewing or stalling their plans to start
flights to Iran, as the Donald Trump-led US government hardens its
stance on the Islamic Republic, ratcheting up diplomatic tensions.
Air India Express is now taking a second look at its plans to start flights to the capital city of Tehran initially slated for later this year, Indian daily newspaper The Economic Times reported.
The carrier has alternative plans ready—Delhi-Tashkent-Almaty or Delhi-Doha-Bahrain—if geopolitical conditions make it difficult to start operations to the country. The plans, however, have not been dropped yet. Air India Express is the low fare international subsidiary of state-run Air India.
Even low-fare carrier Go Air, which was planning Tehran as one of its initial overseas destinations, has stalled those plans for now. The airline plans to start international flights later this year.
Last year, Jet Airways had made plans to fly to Tehran but put them on hold before some clarity emerged on who would lead the US government and which way it would move. The plans are now on the back burner.
The Trump government is said to be considering a renewal of sanctions—cutting trade and aid—on Iran after it recently tested a mid-range ballistic missile.
To Read the News in Full 11/02/17 Financial Tribune
Air India Express is now taking a second look at its plans to start flights to the capital city of Tehran initially slated for later this year, Indian daily newspaper The Economic Times reported.
The carrier has alternative plans ready—Delhi-Tashkent-Almaty or Delhi-Doha-Bahrain—if geopolitical conditions make it difficult to start operations to the country. The plans, however, have not been dropped yet. Air India Express is the low fare international subsidiary of state-run Air India.
Even low-fare carrier Go Air, which was planning Tehran as one of its initial overseas destinations, has stalled those plans for now. The airline plans to start international flights later this year.
Last year, Jet Airways had made plans to fly to Tehran but put them on hold before some clarity emerged on who would lead the US government and which way it would move. The plans are now on the back burner.
The Trump government is said to be considering a renewal of sanctions—cutting trade and aid—on Iran after it recently tested a mid-range ballistic missile.
To Read the News in Full 11/02/17 Financial Tribune
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