So, I guess we'll see Conviasa flying nonstop CCS-Tehran, without the need to stop in Damascus ...
I'm not surprised that EK is the carrier in question, since the A345 has long since been relegated to routes far below its range capability. It'll be sad to see them go; whatever about their economics, certainly the best looking aircraft in the EK fleet ...
JetPhotos.Net Photo » A6-ERF (CN: 394) Emirates Airbus A340-541 by John Fitzpatrick