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"Germany’s Lufthansa and Austrian Airlines suspended flights to Tehran until Jan. 20." (Reuters, "Factbox: Flights to Tehran canceled after Canada says Iranian missile brought down Ukraine jet," 1/10/2019).

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Will continue flights to Tehran, along with its partner Austrian Airlines, "until further notice." "European airlines are scrapping flights to Iran," CNN, August 23, 2018.

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"The alpine country’s Austrian Airlines announced on Friday that it will stop service to the Iranian cities Isfahan and Shiraz, delivering another business set back to the Islamic Republic of Iran’s already fragile economic situation.Austrian Airlines said it canceled its service to the Iranian cities, starting in September, according to the airline trade website Aviation Tribune. Austrian Airlines will, however, continue its service to Tehran." (Jerusalem Post, "Iran dealt new set back with Austrian Airlines cancelling flights," 7/9/2018).

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Austrian Airlines is expanding its Iran network of routes by adding Shiraz as a destination in July 2017. According to Chief Commercial Officer, Andreas Otto, “No other airline in Western Europe offers 18 weekly flights to Iran.

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"Starting on July 2, 2017, Austrian Airlines will take off four times a week to the Iranian metropolis of Shiraz. The airline will serve this route Vienna-Isfahan-Shiraz, leaving Vienna on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays to make an interim stopover in Isfahan. In addition to existing services of up to 14 weekly flights to Teheran and four weekly flights to Isfahan, Austrian Airlines is further expanding its portfolio of destinations in Iran, adding Shiraz. “No other airline in Western Europe offers 18 weekly flights to Iran. Here we are number one”, says Austrian Airlines CCO Andreas Otto." (Austrian Airlines, "Austrian Airlines Expands Offering to Iran: Flights to Shiraz as the Summer of 2017," 1/25/2017).

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Austrian Airlines offers daily flights between Tehran's Imam Khomeini Airport (IKA) and Vienna International Airport (VIE) ( company website).

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“Iran and Austria will restart direct flights after a one-year suspension, says deputy head of Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization Mohammad Khoda Karami. Austrian Airlines will resume flights to the Iranian capital, Tehran, on March 12, Karami added on Saturday. ‘The Iran-Austria air link has been suspended since the beginning of 2013 until now due to the Austrian airline’s revenue problems, and after that the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Airline (Iran Air) undertook to transfer travelers via the Tehran-Vienna route on its own,’ the Iranian official said. As agreed by the two countries’ national flag carriers, five flights will be run between Tehran and Vienna a week on a regular basis, he said. It will be promising news for European business travelers looking to visit Iran in the absence of direct flights to Tehran from Europe.” (Press TV, “Austria to reopen direct flights to Iran in March,” 2/15/14)

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“Iranian officials said they expected positive economic changes with the lifting of some sanctions against the country as part of a deal struck with world powers, which begins on Monday…Austrian Airlines announced last week that it was resuming flights to Iran after a one-year break forced by the sanctions, and several European political and trade delegations have visited the country in recent weeks. implemented.” (New York Times, “Iran Welcomes Start of Nuclear Deal,” 1/19/14)

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"Austrian Airlines , a unit of Germany's Deutsche Lufthansa , is cancelling its services to Iran due to a lack of demand, a spokesman said. The carrier's last flight from Vienna to Tehran will be on January 13... Austrian Airlines suspended its service to Tehran for more than two months last summer because it could not be sure of getting its planes refueled there." (Reuters, "Two airlines suspend Iran flights as economy weakens," 1/13/2012)

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The airline is a subsidiary of Deutsche Lufthansa, the flag carrier of Germany, which also offers daily flights to Tehran's Imam Khomeini Airport.

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"Some major Western airlines were continuing to fly to Tehran, though, namely Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, KLM and Alitalia... Austrian said in a statement that 'we plan to continue our flights VIE-THR-VIE up to five times a week,' and dismissed rumours that they would stop." (The Daily Star, "Airlines stop Iran flights as currency crisis bites," 10/8/2012)

According to its Annual Report filed with the SEC for fiscal year 2019: "In order to provide our aviation services in Iran, our Company has entered into certain ground service agreement with Iran Air whereby Iran Air provides our Company with ground service, maintenance and other support services in return for certain service fees to be paid by our Company in accordance with the agreement. Our Company does not provide, nor has it ever provided any equipment, component, or technology to Iran. The services rendered by our Company to Iran are limited to the provision of international traffic for passengers, cargo and mail and those services provided by our local offices and agents to customers. Our Company does not operate flights within Iran. 

ve Order No. 13382. However, Executive Order No. 13382 only “prohibits all transactions between the designees and any U.S. person.” Our Company is incorporated in the People’s Republic of China and is a foreign issuer in the United States. As our Company is not a U.S. person, our transactions with Iran Air are not prohibited by Executive Order No. 13382. Our Company further understands that it has an obligation to disclose our transactions with Iran Air as described above under Exchange Act Section 13(r)(1)(D)(iii). Iran Air is Iran’s national airline carrier and is controlled or owned by the Government of Iran. Our Company believes that Iran Air can be identified as the Government of Iran under Section 560.304 of title 31, Code of Federal Registration (relating to the definition of the Government of Iran). Our Company has not obtained any specific authorization of a Federal department or agency of the United States concerning our transactions with Iran Air.

Our Company does not anticipate any significant change in our services to Iran, either by way of increasing significantly the size of or altering the nature of our operations in the territory. For the year ended December 31, 2019, the asset of Iran office and revenue generated from the air services to Iran amounted to US$3,624,493.90 and US$5.97 million, representing only 0.001% and 0.004% of the total asset and total revenue generated by our Group for the year ended December 31, 2019, respectively. Therefore, our Company believes that our operations in Iran for the year ended December 31, 2019 were inconsequential and quantitatively immaterial to our business, financial condition and results of operations."

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"Russia’s Aeroflot, Kuwait Airways, China Southern Airlines, Oman Air and Oman’s SalamAir are scheduled to operate flights to Tehran over the weekend, according to their websites." (Reuters, "Factbox: Flights to Tehran canceled after Canada says Iranian missile brought down Ukraine jet," 1/10/2020).

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In 2016, in order to provide its aviation service in Iran, the Company has entered into certain grounding service agreement with Iran Air whereby Iran Air provides the Company with grounding service, maintenance and other support services in return for certain service fees to be paid by the Company in accordance with the agreement. With respect to the Iran Route, the Company’s international route rights associated thereto are derived from and based on the bilateral air transport agreement (the “Bilateral Agreement”) entered into by and between the Chinese government and the Iranian government. 

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Runs multiple flights each week both to and from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) and Urumqi International Airport (URC) to Tehran's Imam Khomeini Airport (IKA). (Company Website)

"Etihad Airways will scrap flights to Iran and Uganda next year, the latest routes to be dropped as it pursues a strategy review." (December 19, 2017)

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"The opening of a new air corridor between two neighboring countries rarely captures the attention of the world's media. But when Emirates Airline launched flights from Dubai to Mashhad on 1 September, everyone knew the UAE flag-carrier was thinking about much more than its own bilateral links with Iran. Air traffic between the two countries has been rising since long before July's landmark nuclear agreement... FlyDubai has followed suit by expanding its Iranian network from two to nine destinations this year, while Etihad has more than doubled frequencies on its Abu Dhabi-Tehran route. Much the same script is being followed across the water in Doha, where flag-carrier Qatar Airways has grown seat capacity on its three Iranian routes by 30% since last summer." (Al Arabiya, "Iran plays catch-up in Gulf aviation boom," 9/13/15)

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"Etihad Airways recently said it would increase the frequency of flights between Abu Dhabi and Tehran from three times a week to daily.  The decision appeared to be an attempt to take advantage of greater Iran-U.S. travel, in anticipation that sanctions would end. Daily flights would give Iranians more direct access to dozens of major U.S. cities, said Kevin Knight, Etihad’s chief strategy and planning officer." (WSJ, "Western Companies See Potential in Reaching Iran’s Consumers After Nuclear Deal," 4/6/15)

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Multiple flights each week from Tehran's Imam Khomeini Airport (IKA) connecting in Abu Dhabi to various airports, and location around the world. (Company Website)

"Alitalia Airlines made its last flight on Friday night and ended its activity forever. Alitalia was dissolved after nearly 75 years due to the economic crisis and financial problems, and ITA has bought Alitalia for 90 million Euros." (Iran Watch, "Italy economic crisis; Alitalia Airlines dissolved," 10/16/21).

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"Alitalia on Friday changed the route of its Rome-Delhi flight over concerns about US-Iran tensions. The Italian airline said it had decided to modify the route of its only flight that flies over the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman." (June 21, 2019)

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Alitalia to suspend five times weekly Rome Fiumicino-Tehran Imam Khomeini service, effective 31-Dec-2018, according to the CAPA. 

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Multiple flights offered weekly between Tehran's Imam Khomeini Airport (IKA) and Rome's Fiumicino Airport (FCO) (Company Website).

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“Foreign visitors to Iran are the most visible effect of President Hassan Rouhani’s drive to mend ties with the U.S. and Europe, an influx that one his deputies said generated as much as $5 billion for the sanctions-hit economy over the past year. For the first time since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, international hotel chains are now plotting a return, while European airlines are adding or restoring links with Tehran…Iranian officials have been in talks with the Italian government and Alitalia SpA to increase the frequency on routes, the official Fars News Agency reported on April 30, citing the deputy head of Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization.” (Bloomberg, “Iran Hotels Fill Up as Rouhani’s Rapprochement Lifts Tourism,” 5/21/14)

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"Iran and Italy have decided to increase the number of their direct flights, a senior aviation official announced on Wednesday. ‘We plan to increase the number of flights (between the two countries) by singing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in the near future,’ Deputy Head of Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization Mohammad Khodakarami told reporters on Wednesday. He noted that there are currently six weekly flights underway between Iran and Italy. ‘A more suitable atmosphere will be created for the operation of the two countries' airlines through updating the air transportation MoU between Iran and Italy in the near future,’ Khodakarami said. He recalled that a meeting attended by high-ranking officials of Alitalia Airline, Italian Embassy officials and officials of Iran's Civil Aviation Organization was held to facilitate aviation cooperation between the two countries.” (Fars, “Official: Iran, Italy to Increase Weekly Flights” 4/30/14)

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"Italian airline Alitalia also flies to Iran, according to its website." (Reuters, "Two airlines suspend Iran flights as economy weakens," 1/12/13)

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"Some major Western airlines were continuing to fly to Tehran, though, namely Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, KLM and Alitalia." (The Daily Star, "Airlines stop Iran flights as currency crisis bites," 10/8/12)

"Much of the growth in international air traffic is due to airlines increasing capacity or frequency of existing routes. But it also includes many European airlines, such as Air France and British Airways, that have been able to restart flights to Iran after long hiatuses... “Iran went from a marginalized and difficult place in the world economy in 2013 to a place of growth,” said Ray Takeyh, a fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations specializing on Iran." (The Washington Post, "Iran's nuclear deal divided: Skies full of planes," 11/2/2016).

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"Foreign airlines, including Malaysia's AirAsia and Britain's BMI, are ceasing services to Iran amid its mounting economic problems spurred on by Western sanctions... BMI will halt its flights from Saturday because of its full takeover by British Airways, a spokeswoman for the parent airline told AFP in London, adding that 'customers will be offered a full refund.'" (The Daily Star, "Airlines stop Iran flights as currency crisis bites," 10/9/2012)

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"Deutsche Lufthansa AG (LHA.XE) and its U.K.-based airline British Midland International said Wednesday it faces refueling issues after Iranian authorities said there were fuel shortages, but Iran's state-run newspaper reported it was a retaliatory move... The decision comes after some European countries last year refused to refuel Iranian aircraft. That led to Iran warning it would take action if their planes continued to be refused fuel... A spokeswoman for bmi, said: 'Due to fuel supplies being restricted by the authorities in Iran, bmi is having to reschedule its services between Tehran and London Heathrow. The new schedule will now include a stop en route for additional fuel.'She said the airline hopes that the situation "will be resolved as quickly as possible." (Dow Jones, "European Airlines Face Refueling Issues in Iran," 4/13/11)

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"In retaliation for an agreement between the United States and European oil companies that has made it impossible for Iran's national airline to refuel its planes in most of Europe, the Islamic Republic has stopped fully providing the only British airline flying to Tehran with fuel. British Midlands International (BMI), which operates daily flights between London and Tehran, said Monday that Iranian airline authorities have stopped fully refueling their planes for about a week, forcing the airline to make stops in third countries. 'We are currently not getting all the fuel we need at Tehran's main airport,' said a spokeswoman for BMI." (Washington Post, "Iran stops fully refueling British planes in retaliation against oil agreement," 10/25/2010)

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"Britain's bmi chief executive here Tuesday expressed the group's willingness to cooperate with Iranian airlines. Leasing airplanes to Iran comes among the topics on the agenda to start bilateral cooperation," Nigel Turner told MNA. He pointed to launch of direct round flights between Tehran and London on October 8, dismissing probable sanctions on Iran. 'Iran has a potentially lucrative market,' Turner said, concluding bmi seeks its long-term interests, closing the eyes to troubles caused by sanctions in the short run.
He also announced the cancellation of British Airways flights to Iran, adding, 'Having acquired British Mediterranean Airways (BMED), an affiliate of British Airways, bmi organizes Tehran-London-Tehran flights.' 'The flights are launched from Mehrabad International Airport up to November 3 and from Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKIA) afterward.'" (Payvand News, "British bmi keen to cooperate with Iran," 10/10/07)

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Daily flights from Tehran's Imam Khomeini Airport(IKA) to London's Heathrow Airport (Company Website)

"Turkish Airlines temporarily suspended flights to Iran due to the spread of coronavirus, Trend reports referring to Turkish media on Feb. 24. According to the Turkish media, flights were suspended until February 27, 2020." (Azer News, "Turkey suspends flights to Iran due to spread of coronavirus," 2/4/2020).

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"Turkish and Pegasus airlines will resume flights to Iran and Iraq on Thursday night, company sources told Reuters, after they halted flights for some 24 hours due to tensions between Iran and the United States." (Reuters, "Turkish, Pegasus airlines to resume flights to Iran, Iraq: sources," 1/9/2020).
 

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"Turkey’s flag carrier Turkish Airlines has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Kish Free Zone Organization, the free trade organization reported. In a move to attract foreign tourists to Kish Island, the Iranian resort island eyes to be promoted at an international level by a global brand." (October 18, 2017).

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Turkish Airlines runs flights from Tehran's Imam Khomeini Airport(IKA) and Tabriz (TBZ) in Iran to multiple cities in Europe. (Company Website)

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"Among the first signs that business is ready to resume is the surge in demand for flights. Austrian Airlines last week announced it will resume five weekly flights to Tehran, and its parent company Lufthansa said it’s thinking about adding more seats to its daily flights. Turkish Airlines, which serves six Iranian destinations, is seeking permission to increase frequencies." (AP, “European businesses rushing to find Iran bonanza,” 1/22/14)

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"Meanwhile, Yazıcı also highlighted how Turkish Cargo, an affiliate of Turkish Airlines (THY), had announced plans to launch cargo flights to Tehran. The THY press agency said Tehran flights were scheduled at least once per week, starting tomorrow. Turkish Cargo’s freight network now reaches 46 international destinations with the addition of Tehran, it has said." (Hurriyet Daily News, "Iran, Turkey Trade Should Reach $30 billion: Minister," 7/29/13)

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"Turkish Airlines (THY) is struggling to collect 50 million euros from Iran, a sum of money that is said to be blocked on account of difficulties in transferring money, a problem seemingly exacerbated by a shortage of foreign currency in sanctions-hit Iran Today`s Zaman reported... Payments for tickets which THY agencies sell in Iran are deposited into a bank in Iran and some time is needed to transfer this money to Turkey through the Central Bank of Iran... Talking about the sum of money that THY was due to receive from Iran, Topçu earlier said, 'There was some difficulty in transferring this sum of money to the Turkish Central Bank but we overcome that problem, but some problems still persist.' Noting that the problem in transferring money was not only peculiar to THY, and that other Turkish companies doing business with Iran are also experiencing the same problem, Güntay Şimşek, who hosts the TV program 'Airport,' commented to Today's Zaman that 'Iran has financial problems due to sanctions and you can't work with Iran without taking certain risks.'... THY is therefore a major airline for the Iranian market, with quite a few Iranians flying not only to Turkey but also to destinations in the US, Canada, Europe and even in some Asian countries, via THY... 'Iranian passengers have considerably contributed to the growth that THY has achieved in past years,' Hamid Kian, the chairman of the İstanbul-based Association of Iranian Industrialists and Businessmen (İSİAD), told Today's Zaman. A second reason that may have contributed to the figure increasing to as high as 50 million euros may be sales that THY conducted with Iran in the past few years... In addition, the value of Iran's rial has plummeted in the past year and it could be that one of the problems that the THY chairman was referring to is a demand by Iranians to use the former value of the rial instead of the current devalued one for the payment of THY's money. 'Iran wants to pay based on the former value of the rial,' Şimşek, who is also a columnist at the Habertürk daily, maintained, while Oran from the CHP had also asked, 'Is it true that the money THY is supposed to receive from Iran fell by 40 percent in value due to the exchange difference?' THY will not write off the money it is due to receive from Iran but it may just take a long time. As Şimşek, who believes that Iran is an important market which THY should not give up on, noted: 'Iran would never solve any problem at just one go. Doing business there is quite laborious.' The successful performance of THY, which has the largest destination network in the world with flights to 87 cities, has also drawn worldwide attention.German Chancellor Angela Merkel proposed to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during his visit to Germany last week that Lufthansa and THY establish joint management, to which Erdoğan agreed. THY shares on the İstanbul Stock Exchange (İMKB) rose by as much as 5 percent on Monday following talks of a possible merger with German giant rival Lufthansa." (Trend, "THY struggles to free blocked 50 mln euros from Iran," 11/6/2012)

"German airline Lufthansa (LHAG.DE) said on Friday that it would resume flights from Frankfurt to Tehran from April 16, [2021]. Lufthansa had suspended flights in January 2020 after a Ukranian airliner was shot down soon after take-off from Tehran. The airline said it has since assessed security measures by Iran with national and international authorities. "The conditions for safe flight operations in Iranian airspace are currently in place," it said in an emailed statement." (Reuters, "Lufthansa to resume flights from Frankfurt to Tehran this month," 4/2/21)

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"Germany’s flagship carrier Lufthansa said on Friday that its group airlines were cancelling flights to and from Tehran until Jan. 20 inclusive due to the uncertain security situation of the airspace around the Iranian capital. Lufthansa said the move was a “precautionary measure” and it would decide if and when its flights to Iran would resume when it had more information." (Reuters, "Lufthansa cancels flights to and from Tehran due to uncertain security," 1/10/2020).

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"Germany’s flagship carrier Lufthansa is cancelling its daily flight between Frankfurt and Tehran due to the situation in Iran, a spokesman said on Wednesday." (Reuters, "Lufthansa cancels daily flight between Frankfurt and Tehran," 1/8/2020).

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Will continue flights to Tehran, along with its partner Austrian Airlines, "until further notice." "European airlines are scrapping flights to Iran," CNN, August 23, 2018.

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Lufthansa lists an airport office at Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport in Tehran, Iran. Following implementation Day, Lufthansa increased the number of scheduled flights from Germany to Tehran and entered into a partnership with Iran Air.

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"Lufthansa is in talks with Iran Air to provide catering, maintenance and pilot training services as it seeks to take advantage of emerging business opportunities in the country, executives at the German airline group said on Wednesday. Foreign companies have been vying for contracts in Iran since economic sanctions were lifted last year in return for Tehran curbing its nuclear technology development projects. "We are in very, very intense discussions, actually almost on a weekly basis," said Karsten Zang, Lufthansa's regional director for the Gulf, Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan, at a press briefing in Dubai. Lufthansa Group subsidiaries LSG Sky Chefs, Lufthansa Technik and Lufthansa Pilot Training are seeking the contracts with Iran Air whilst the group is also in talks to provide services to other Iranian aviation firms, he told reporters at a company briefing in Dubai. Iran has signed orders for 200 new Western-built aircraft for Iran Air, taking delivery so far of two new Airbus A330s and an A321." (Reuters,  "Lufthansa In talks With Iran Air Over Catering, Maintenance Deals," 4/19/2017).

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In mid-March, the German aviation company Lufthansa signed a memorandum of understanding to provide logistics and maintenance services to Iran's airline. (March 2016)

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Lufthansa offers daily flights between Tehran's Imam Khomeini Airport (IKA) and Frankfurt Airport (FRA) (see company website). The airline is also the parent company of Austrian Airlines, which also offers daily flights to Tehran's Imam Khomeini Airport.

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“Lufthansa is closely following the political situation in Iran as the country weighs up the potential of a further easing of sanctions, an executive at the German airline said. ‘Iran is going to be an interesting development for us,’ Carsten Schaeffer, Lufthansa’s Vice President Sales and Services Southeast Europe, Africa, Middle East/Pakistan, said at a media briefing in Dubai on Wednesday. Schaeffer recently visited Tehran, the Iranian capital…He said that Iran, with a population of 75 million, represents a significant opportunity for the airline. ‘Obviously, airlines provide the interchange business and create new traffic streams and so we are looking forward to what is happening in Iran,’ he said.” (Gulf News, “Lufthansa interested in Iran,” 2/6/14)

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"Austrian Airlines, a unit of Germany's Deutsche Lufthansa, is cancelling its services to Iran due to a lack of demand, a spokesman said. The carrier's last flight from Vienna to Tehran will be on January 13... A spokesman for Lufthansa said the German carrier was continuing to fly to Tehran five times a week. Italian airline Alitalia also flies to Iran, according to its website." (Reuters, "Two airlines suspend Iran flights as economy weakens," 1/12/2013)

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According to an Annual Report filed by JetBlue in 2012: "Deutsche Lufthansa AG, or Lufthansa, is a stockholder of approximately 17% of JetBlue's outstanding shares of common stock and has two representatives on our Board of Directors.  Accordingly, it may be deemed an “affiliate” of JetBlue, as that term is defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2.  In response to our inquiries, Lufthansa informed us that it does not engage in transactions that would be disclosable under ITRA Section 219.  However, Lufthansa informed us that it does provide air transportation services from Frankfurt, Germany to Tehran, Iran pursuant to Air Transport Agreements between the respective governments. Accordingly, Lufthansa may have agreements in place to support such air transportation services with the appropriate agencies or entities, such as landing or overflight fees, handling fees or technical/refueling fees. In addition, there may be additional civil aviation related dealings with Iran Air as part of typical airline to airline interactions.  In response to our inquiry, Lufthansa did not specify the total revenue it receives in connection with the foregoing transactions, but confirmed the transactions are not prohibited under any applicable laws."
 

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"Some major Western airlines were continuing to fly to Tehran, though, namely Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, KLM and Alitalia." (The Daily Star, "Airlines stop Iran flights as currency crisis bites," 10/8/2012)

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"Deutsche Lufthansa AG (LHA.XE) and its U.K.-based airline British Midland International said Wednesday it faces refueling issues after Iranian authorities said there were fuel shortages, but Iran's state-run newspaper reported it was a retaliatory move... The decision comes after some European countries last year refused to refuel Iranian aircraft. That led to Iran warning it would take action if their planes continued to be refused fuel. A spokesman for Lufthansa said it received a phone call about fuel issues and that it had been warned there may not be enough supply to complete refueling or refuel altogether from Thursday. The Lufthansa spokesman said the airline is looking at its options to refuel at other countries as aircraft return to Germany." (Dow Jones, "European Airlines Face Refueling Issues in Iran," 4/13/11)

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Lufthansa is being investigated for its role in transporting nuclear-related supplies through Europe, a part of a greater incident which diplomats say “turned into a major battleground as world powers hashed out international sanctions against Iran.” “Frankfurt prosecutors say they launched their investigations after customs officials seized air-freight cargo en route from Moscow to Tehran that they determined contained monitoring equipment bound for the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, which has been haltingly under construction since the 1970s. The EU argues that helping even the civilian side of Iran's nuclear program serves to strengthen the full nuclear program, so it prohibits dealings with Bushehr...The prosecution spokeswoman said the November 2009 shipment, seized in a Frankfurt airport warehouse, was handled by Lufthansa Cargo, a subsidiary of Deutsche Lufthansa AG...A Lufthansa Cargo spokesman said the carrier complies with EU regulations and has 'strengthened its controls in cooperation with the German Customs Office' since the seizure.” Unlike the more extensive Russian activities in Iran, a European intelligence official believes the Germany seizures are making progress: "The closure of EU airspace to Iran nuclear trade decreases delivery options and increases the cost of business" (The Wall Street Journal, "Germany Probes Russian Shipments to Iran," 6/12/10).

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"The airline has maintained a route to Iran since 1956, a spokesperson said."  From 2000-2009, the company was the recipient of $36.8 million US federal funds.  Their investments in Iran are currently active.  (The New York Times, "Profiting from Iran, and the US," 3/6/2010)

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Germany's trade ties to Iran stretch back to the Middle Ages, and many of the companies currently there have been active in Iran for decades. Some 85 German companies have operations in Iran, from chemical maker BASF AG to Deutsche Lufthansa AG and Bayer AG, and others such as Linde AG and Mercedes-Benz parent Daimler AG are active there, according to the Hamburg-based German-Iranian Chamber of Commerce. More than 7,000 companies conduct business there through local representatives. Germany has become such a big trading partner for Iran because so many of its companies provide the machinery and engineering prowess Iran needs to improve its infrastructure. (The Wall Street Journal, "German Firms Feel Pressure Over Tehran Trade," 10/3/09)

"KLM, the Dutch subsidiary of Air France-KLM, said on Friday it had ceased flying over Iran and Iraq only after the downing of a Ukrainian plane on January 8." (JPost, "Air France-KLM: Stopped flying over Iran after downing of Ukraine plane," 1/17/2020).

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"Dutch airline KLM says it will halt flights to Tehran “as a result of the negative results and financial outlook” following the U.S. withdrawal from the Iranian nuclear accord. The airline, part of the Air France KLM group, made the announcement in a short statement on its website Saturday. KLM said its last flight will leave Amsterdam on Sept. 22 and return on Sept. 23." (July 8, 2018).

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"Dutch flag carrier KLM has resumed flights to Iran after a three-year hiatus. Carrying a Dutch trade mission, headed by Minister of Infrastructure and Environment Melanie Schultz van Haegen, on board, a KLM flight landed in Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport on Sunday at 00:05 Tehran local time. “KLM has tried to strengthen its network by adding Tehran as its 14th new destination in 2016,” KLM President and Chief Executive Officer Pieter Elbers was quoted by the news portal of Iran’s Ministry of Roads and Urban Development as saying. As per the new schedule, four weekly services will be operated on Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday between Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and Tehran." (Financial Tribune, "KLM Lands in Tehran for 1st Time in 3 Years," 10/24/2016). 

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Daily flights from Tehran's Imam Khomeini Airport(IKA) to multiple counties in Europe (Company Website)

KLM and Air France "have become the largest European airline group: one group, two airlines, and three businesses." (KLM Website, "Air France KLM") 

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"Air France-KLM will suspend its Amsterdam-Tehran service starting April 2013, a spokesman for the carrier said. It currently flies to Iran four times a week." (Reuters, "Two airlines suspend Iran flights as economy weakens," 1/12/2013)

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"The company operates regular flights to and from Iran. The airline has flown the route on and off since 1948, a spokeswoman said. The company received loan guarantees from the U.S. Export-Import Bank to purchase airplanes from Boeing."  From 2000-2009, the company was the recipient of $1.4 billion US federal funds.  Their business in Iran is currently active.  (The New York Times, "Profiting from Iran, and the US," 3/6/2010)

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"Some major Western airlines were continuing to fly to Tehran, though, namely Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, KLM and Alitalia." (The Daily Star, "Airlines stop Iran flights as currency crisis bites," 10/8/2012)