Austrian Airlines launches Vienna-Isfahan services

Austrian Airlines plans to launch 3X-weekly Vienna-Isfahan (Iran) services from Sept 4 as part of a new bilateral air transport agreement between Austria and Iran. The carrier said the underlying reason for its second Iran destination is a new bilateral air transport agreement between the two nations, which could be renegotiated for the first time in 30 years. Because of the ongoing coordination process, Austrian recently had to delay the planned commencement Isfahan service from April 2016 to Sept 2016. Vienna-Isfahan services will become 4X-weekly starting from summer 2017. Since March 2016, Austrian expanded Iran operations with the launch of a second daily Vienna-Teheran Imam Khomeini International service. Austrian Airlines will operate up to 17 weekly flights to Iran as of Sept 2016. <br/>