Varesh Airline
IATA ICAO Callsign
— VRH SKY VICTOR
Commenced operations8 October 2018
Hubs
Fleet size8
Destinations35
Key peopleReza Haddadian (Chairman, CEO)
Websitehttps://varesh.aero/

Varesh Airlines (Persian: هواپیمایی وارش) is an Iranian airline. It initially concentrated its activities in Mazandaran province, then expanded into the Iranian domestic and international markets when it first served Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Its central hub is in Dasht-e Naz Airport.

History

Varesh Airlines started operations on 8 October 2018, connecting Tehran and Mashhad.[1]

Khors Air, a company based in Kyiv, Ukraine, leased out a Boeing 737-300 to Varesh Airlines in August 2018, and a Boeing 737-500 in November 2018.

A Varesh Airlines aircraft landed in the Tajik capital, Dushanbe, on 6 June 2019. This marked the restart of an eight-month break between the two countries. The Iranian Embassy announced the resumption to enhance the two countries' bilateral relations.[2][3]

In 2021, Varesh Airlins owned 8 Aircraft, including 2 Boeing 737-300 and 4 Boeing 737-500.[4] The main hub, Dasht-e Naz Airport, is located in Central District of Mazandaran Province, Iran.

Aziz Nabizoda, deputy head of the Tajik Civil Aviation Agency, cancelled all flights due to the COVID-19 pandemic on February 24, 2020.[5] According to the Iranian Embassy in Dushanbe, on 3 February 2020 the Iranian airline resumed flights from Tehran to Dushanbe and Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

Destinations

As of May 2023, Varesh Airlines serves the following destinations:

Country City Airport Notes Refs
GeorgiaBatumiBatumi International AirportSeasonal
TbilisiTbilisi International Airport
IranAbadanAyatollah Jami International Airport
AhvazQasem Soleimani International Airport
Bandar AbbasBandar Abbas International Airport
BushehrBushehr Airport
ChabaharChabahar Konarak Airport
IsfahanShahid Beheshti International Airport
KermanshahKermanshah Airport
KishKish International Airport
MashhadShahid Hasheminejad International AirportHub
QeshmQeshm International Airport
RashtRasht Airport
SariDasht-e Naz AirportHub
ShirazShahid Dastgheib International Airport
TabrizShahid Madani International Airport
TehranImam Khomeini International AirportHub
Mehrabad International AirportHub
UrmiaShahid Bakeri International Airport
IraqNajafAl Najaf International Airport
KuwaitKuwait CityKuwait International Airport
TajikistanDushanbeDushanbe International Airport

Fleet

As of April 2023, the Varesh Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft:[6]

Varesh Airlines Fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers Notes
C Y Total
Boeing 737-300 3 — — 140 140
Boeing 737-500 5 — — 126 165
Total 8 —

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Varesh Airlines Airline Profile | CAPA". centreforaviation.com. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  2. ↑ "Mashhad-Dushanbe Flight Marks Sign Of Improving Ties Between Tajikistan, Iran". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  3. ↑ "Iranian Airline Launches Flights to Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan – Politics news". Tasnim News Agency. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  4. ↑ "Varesh Airlines Fleet Details and History". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  5. ↑ "Tajikistan Suspends Flights To Iran Over Coronavirus". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  6. ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2017 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2017): 17.
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