Karun Airlines
Karun Airlines (formerly Iranian Naft Airlines) is an airline based in Tehran, Iran. It operates cargo and passenger scheduled and charter services within Iran and to neighbouring regions. Its main bases are Tehran Mehrabad Airport and Ahvaz International Airport with secondary bases at Bandar Abbas International Airport, Isfahan International Airport and Shiraz International Airport.
Key facts
History
The airline was established and started operations in 1992. In 2004 it officially became known as Iranian Naft Airline. Owned and operated by the Retirement Organization of National Iranian Oil Company, it has more than 600 employees.
In September 2017, it was announced that the airline was to be renamed as Karun Airlines. In the same year the airline added its Boeing 737 fleet. In 2019 it was sold. In 2022 the airline began its Boeing 737 operations. In 2023 the airline was planning to add the Boeing 777 to its fleet. In 2024 the airline added its first Boeing 737-300. The airline in the same year looked to finance new engines on its fleet.
In 2026 multiple Fokker 50 aircraft owned by Karun Airlines were destroyed in a bombing along with a Pars Air aircraft.
Its airports
Its main hubs
Route network according to OpenFlights (open route database). It may not reflect recent schedule changes.
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BibTeX
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