TEHRAN, July 09 - The alpine country's Austrian Airlines announced that it will stop service to the Iranian cities Isfahan and Shiraz.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - Austrian Airlines said it cancelled its service to the Iranian cities, starting in September, according to the airline trade website Aviation Tribune.
Austrian Airlines will continue its service to Tehran.
The giant Dutch airline announced on Saturday that it suspended service to Iran's capital Tehran.
Aviation Tribune wrote that" The underlying reason for these changes in the [Austrian Airlines] route network is a realignment of the airline’s portfolio."
Austrian Airlines, which is owned by the giant German airline company Lufthansa, announced with great fanfare on its website in 2017 and 2016 the expansion of flights to Shiraz and Isfahan.
According to airlines 2017 announcement, the carrier wrote that "Austrian Airlines expands offering to Iran: flights to Shiraz as of the summer of 2017." The airline listed four weekly flights to Shiraz beginning in July, 2017, according to the airline's website.
In 2017, the carrier said that it will offer three direct flights each week from Vienna to Isfahan.
Source: Jerusalempost