Meraj Airlines (, ''Havāpeymāyi-ye Me'rāj'') is an Iranian privately owned airline based at Tehran's
Mehrabad Airport
Mehrabad Interglobal Airport is an airport serving Tehran, the capital of Iran. Prior to the construction of the larger Imam Khomeini International Airport in 2007, Mehrabad was Tehran's primary airport for both international and domestic tr ...
and
Imam Khomeini International Airport
Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport () is the international airport of Tehran, the capital of Iran. It is located 2 kilometers (1 mi) of Vahnabad and southwest of Tehran and is named for Ruhollah Khomeini, Iran's first supreme lea ...
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Destinations
As of May 2023, Meraj Airlines operated to the following destinations:
Fleet
Current fleet
, the Meraj Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft:
Former fleet
The airline previously operated the following aircraft (at August 2017):
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Airbus A321-200
The Airbus A321 is a member of the Airbus A320 family of short to medium range, Narrow-body aircraft, narrow-body, commercial passenger Twinjet, twin engine jet airliners; it carries 185 to 236 passengers. It has a stretched fuselage which was ...
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Airbus A340-300
The Airbus A340 is a long-range, wide-body passenger airliner that was developed and produced by Airbus.
In the mid-1970s, Airbus conceived several derivatives of the A300, its first airliner, and developed the A340 quadjet in parallel wit ...
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Boeing 707
The Boeing 707 is an early American long-range Narrow-body aircraft, narrow-body airliner, the first jetliner developed and produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
Developed from the Boeing 367-80 prototype, the initial first flew on Decembe ...
Special liveries
In 2015, Meraj Airlines painted the nose of an Airbus A320 and the fuselage of an Airbus A300 with images of an
Asiatic cheetah
The Asiatic cheetah (''Acinonyx jubatus venaticus'') is a critically endangered cheetah subspecies currently only surviving in Iran. Its range once spread from the Arabian Peninsula and the Near East to the Caspian region, Transcaucasus, Kyzyl ...
in collaboration with the Iranian Cheetah Society to raise awareness of the endangered cat.
Services
Cabin
First Class
Introduced in 2015, sleeper seating is available on 2-class Airbus A300-600 aircraft.
Business Class
The original Business Class features angled lie flat seats with 150 degrees of recline. Passengers are also offered the use of Meraj's airport lounge facilities.
Premium Economy
Introduced on Airbus A320s, Meraj's Premium Economy is being rolled out on all short-haul aircraft. It offers ''Economy +'' seating with more space, comfort and better services.
Economy class
Passengers receive meals, as well as free drinks.
Entertainment system
Meraj airline passengers can use the main screen entertainment fitted in the cabin to watch programs including comedy clips, documentaries and sporting events.
List of Airbus A340 operators
Set out below is a list of former and current operators of the Airbus A340 airliner.
Operators
There were 214 Airbus
A340 aircraft in commercial service .
Orders and deliveries
The following is a list of orders and deliveries for ...
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List of airlines of Iran
Iran has several private and public airline companies in operation. The oldest is the Iranian Airways Company, founded in 1944 (known as Iran Air since 1961).
As of June 2009, Iranian planes fly 45 international flight routes. Most of the fleet ...
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Privatization in Iran
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Tourism in Iran
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Transport in Iran
Iran has a long paved road system linking most of its towns and all of its cities. In 2011 the country had of roads, of which 73% were paved. In 2008 there were nearly 100 passenger cars for every 1,000 inhabitants.
Trains operate on 11,106&n ...