TEHRAN – The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Fly Dubai is considering the launch of a direct flight to Iran’s Southern Kerman Province, the portal of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) reported.

In a meeting between the Head of Fly Dubai Hamad Obaidullah, Deputy Head of ICCIMA, Payam Bagheri, and the Head of the Kerman Chamber of Commerce Mehdi Tayebzadeh on the sidelines of an investment and development conference titled "Kerman IDEX 2024 the officials reached a primary agreement on the matter.

In this meeting, Bagheri noted that the UAE is a serious business partner of Iran, especially in the years when Iran is facing sanctions, and emphasized that strengthening relations with this country is one of Iran's priorities.

“Currently, most Iranian companies and enterprises have representatives in the UAE, and this is a growing trend. Iran Chamber is ready to facilitate platforms in this direction and has put this important issue on its agenda,” he said.

Tabibzadeh also talked about the economic justification for launching the Kerman-Dubai direct flight. Saying that the existence of various tourism and commercial capacities is a good incentive for Fly Dubai.

Kerman city airport is an international airport and four other airports are active in this province. Therefore, there is a suitable capacity and infrastructure to establish this flight to Kerman, he added.

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