TEHRAN - The Director General of Rasht Sardar Jangal Airport announced the establishment of the new flight route Basra-Rasht-Basra for the first time and said that this flight has been established by Al-Iraqiyya Airlines and will continue if it is accepted.

Seyed Mohsen Mirhosseini told IRNA reporter on Thursday that the facilities of this airport are suitable for accepting international flights and it has the necessary standards for this purpose.

Currently 28 foreign flights, Including Basra route flights, are conducted weekly at Sardar Jangal Airport in Rasht, which has a growth of 1,400 percent.

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