Iranian airline denies ban on flights

Managing-Director of Iran's Mahan Airline Hamid Arabnejad rejected reports on the airlines' flight ban to Europe and Saudi Arabia, stressing that the flights are underway at present."Discussion of sanctions against Iran's Mahan Airline only pertain to International Air Transport Association (IATA) and Clearing House System, but it has nothing to do with the flights," Arabnejad said according to the Iranian students news agency. He added, "No change has occurred in Mahan Airline's system and flights are underway as they used to be." Western media outlets alleged that the US has imposed sanctions on Iranian Mahan Airline's flights through which many flights to Saudi Arabia transferring pilgrims faced problems. Mahan is a private airline based in the Mahan Air Tower in Tehran, Iran. It operates scheduled domestic services and international flights to the Far East, Middle East, Central Asia, and Europe.