IRAN AND EGYPT TO RESUME FLIGHTS
Baku, October 4 (AZERTAC). Egypt and Iran have agreed to resume direct flights between their capitals for the first time in three decades.
Following talks in Egypt, officials said 28 weekly flights would resume between Cairo and Tehran, but did not specify when they would begin.
The agreement was signed by Egyptian and Iranian civil aviation authorities, but as yet, no explanation has been given of what led to their deal.
Rami Lakah, who runs privately owned company Egyptian Mission, said that the contract with Iranian counterpart, Kish Air, was for eight years.
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