IRAN`S MAHAN AIR MAKES MAIDEN FLIGHT TO KLIA

SEPANG (Malaysia), Jan 29 (Bernama) -- Iran's second largest airline, Mahan
Air, made its maiden landing at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA)
Thursday.

Its area manager (Far East & Dubai), Majid Kargaran, said the plane touched
down at 10.37am after an eight-hour flight from Shiraz, Iran.

Majid said the airline offered twice weekly flights from Shiraz to Kuala
Lumpur and vice-versa on Thursdays and Mondays, using the A310-300 which has a
seating capacity of 196.

"It is a tremendous day for us and we hope to increase the frequencies to
three to four flights a week," he said.

The inclusion of Mahan Air will see the number of West Asian airlines
serving KLIA increase to nine, offering 64 flights weekly to various capital
cities.

Currently, the other West Asian airlines flying to KLIA are Iran Air,
Emirates, Gulf Air, Saudi Arabian Airline, Etihad, Qatar Airways, Kuwait Airways
and Yemenia Yemen Airways.

-- BERNAMA