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SCFC1EP
Very surprising route and credit to aplha5, his posts are very reliable indeed.
with a start date in just over two weeks and using there largest aircraft A330 just makes me think they only have 2 A330s and one operates into LHR daily , the other A330 was usually on AMS or a Germany flight FRA/DUS and don't think you would get two return flights out of Iran to Europe in 24hrs, only other aircraft is Iran Air A300's 4 in fleet these only aircraft that seem to go into uk or wstern europe, they do a few old A319/A320 aircraft and a sole A321 newish build could they reach MAN
In other news Emirates goes daily 01/07/20 2nd daily 15/07/20 and third daily 01/09/20 all with A380's again very surprised with the short time between daily to two daily and 3 daily with A380's that's a lot of passengers when we are still coming out of lockdown and limited service with other airlines. Would have thought the B777 would be a better fit for at least one flight with the cargo and the fact EK are parking alot of A380'S
Iranair don’t fly daily into London haven’t for many years. Normally just 3 days a week .
The ONLY aircraft they are ALLOWED to operate into EASA airspace are the two A330s four A300 the A321and two aged A310s
Manchester has been connected to Tehran previously via Mahran and there are significant diasporas in Manchester of both Iranian and Iraqi origin and not a few Syrians that might find the routing somewhat useful especially Shia pilgrims going onto Qom, and Najaf