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Varesh Airlines

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Varesh Airline
Logo-VareshGold
IATA ICAO Call sign
VRH SKY VICTOR
Commenced operations8 October 2018
HubsSari Dasht-e Naz Airport
Fleet size8
Destinations35
Key peopleReza Haddadian (Chairman, CEO)
Websitevaresh.aero

Varesh Airlines (Persian: هواپیمایی وارش) is an Iranian airline. It initially concentrated its activities in Mazandaran province, then expanded into the Iranian domestic and international markets when it first served Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Its central hub is in Dasht-e Naz Airport.

History

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Varesh Airlines started operations on 8 October 2018, connecting Tehran and Mashhad.[1]

Khors Air, a company based in Kyiv, Ukraine, leased out a Boeing 737-300 to Varesh Airlines in August 2018, and a Boeing 737-500 in November 2018.

A Varesh Airlines aircraft landed in the Tajik capital, Dushanbe, on 6 June 2019. This marked the restart of an eight-month break between the two countries. The Iranian Embassy announced the resumption to enhance the two countries' bilateral relations.[2][3]

In 2021, Varesh Airlines owned 8 aircraft, including 2 Boeing 737-300 and 4 Boeing 737-500.[4] The main hub, Dasht-e Naz Airport, is located in Central District of Mazandaran Province, Iran.

Aziz Nabizoda, deputy head of the Tajik Civil Aviation Agency, cancelled all flights due to the COVID-19 pandemic on February 24, 2020.[5] According to the Iranian Embassy in Dushanbe, on 3 February 2020 the Iranian airline resumed flights from Tehran to Dushanbe and Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.[citation needed]

Destinations

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As of May 2023, Varesh Airlines serves the following destinations:

Country City Airport Notes Refs
Georgia Batumi Batumi International Airport Seasonal
Tbilisi Tbilisi International Airport
Iran Abadan Ayatollah Jami International Airport
Ahvaz Qasem Soleimani International Airport
Bandar Abbas Bandar Abbas International Airport
Bushehr Bushehr Airport
Chabahar Chabahar Konarak Airport
Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport
Kermanshah Kermanshah Airport
Kish Kish International Airport
Mashhad Shahid Hasheminejad International Airport Hub
Qeshm Qeshm International Airport
Rasht Rasht Airport
Sari Dasht-e Naz Airport Hub
Shiraz Shahid Dastgheib International Airport
Tabriz Shahid Madani International Airport
Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport Hub
Mehrabad International Airport Hub
Urmia Shahid Bakeri International Airport
Iraq Najaf Al Najaf International Airport
Kuwait Kuwait City Kuwait International Airport
Tajikistan Dushanbe Dushanbe International Airport

Fleet

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Varesh Airlines Boeing 737-300

As of April 2023, the Varesh Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft:[6]

Varesh Airlines Fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers Notes
C Y Total
Boeing 737-300 3 140 140
Boeing 737-500 5 126 165
Total 8

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Varesh Airlines Airline Profile | CAPA". centreforaviation.com. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  2. ^ "Mashhad-Dushanbe Flight Marks Sign Of Improving Ties Between Tajikistan, Iran". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  3. ^ "Iranian Airline Launches Flights to Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan – Politics news". Tasnim News Agency. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  4. ^ "Varesh Airlines Fleet Details and History". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  5. ^ "Tajikistan Suspends Flights To Iran Over Coronavirus". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  6. ^ "Global Airline Guide 2017 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2017): 17.