Tehran, YJC. A UAE airplane which had landed in Iran due to a mix-up has taken off to its destination.
Iran says an airplane which had landed in its Bandar Abbas Province
on Friday belonged to the UAE.
An Iranian official stated on Saturday that due to a
mismatch between what the pilot had said and the technical specifications of
the airplane, the airliner had had to land in Bandar Abbas.
Mohammad Ali Ilkhani, Managing Director of the Iranian
Airport Holding Company, said that the aircraft had initially been introduced
as an Airbus 200,300 whereas it was later identified as 737,800.
Ha added that the airplane had landed in the Bandar Abbas Airport
at 17:45 local time.
After that it was allowed to take off, but the pilot stated
that his flight time was over and that another pilot had to fly the aircraft,
Ilkhani asserted.
He added that with request from Iran, a flight group from
the UAE entered the Bandar Abbas Airport and the aircraft left for Dubai at
2:00 the next morning.
He said that during their stay at the airport, the passengers
were allowed off board and were served food 4 times.
They were from various nationalities. There were also NATO
logistics forces to from Afghanistan on board, he stated.