File photo shows an Iran Air Airbus A300-605R passenger plane.[/caption]TEHRAN, Oct 19 (Bernama) -- Iran plans to supply fuel to foreign airlines at 10 cents (per litre) cheaper than the regional countries in a bid to attract more international flights, Iran's Mehr News Agency reported Iranian deputy transport minister Ali-Mohammad Nourianas saying.
He said that jet fuel is ordinarily supplied at nine cents higher than the Persian Gulf FOB rate.
"We supply foreign airlines with fuel 10 cents below the average price which is supplied by the regional countries in a bid to attract more international flights," he explained.
Iran's Civil Aviation Organisation has announced that it will liberalise ticket prices in order to encourage domestic airlines to improve services.
In September, the organisation's head Hamid Reza Pahlavani, said that the decision will take effect by the next four months.
In May, Pahlavani announced that two new Iranian airlines will start operation in the current Iranian calendar year, which began on March 21.
A number of planes will be added to the national fleet in the current year, he said, adding that 19 planes were added to the fleet last year.
In March, Pahlavani said that Iran has added two Airbus 340 planes, three Fokker 100 planes, and two other planes of different model to its national air fleet, adding that currently 18 airlines were operating in Iran.
By Bernama
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