Saha Airlines () is an Iranian

airline An airline is a company that provides civil aviation, air transport services for traveling passengers or freight (cargo). Airlines use aircraft to supply these services and may form partnerships or Airline alliance, alliances with other airlines ...

based in

Tehran Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Central District. With a population of around 9. ...

that operates scheduled domestic flights.

History

The company was established in 1990 as Saha Airline and is wholly owned by the

Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force The Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF; ) is the air force, aviation branch of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army. The present air force was created when the Imperial Iranian Air Force was renamed in 1979 following the Iranian Revoluti ...

. It operates domestic passenger services as well as cargo charters. Saha Airlines was the last civil operator of the

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in the world. On 3 May 2013, all flight operations were suspended. Saha Airlines began operating again in 2017. In October 2024. the

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sanctioned Saha Airlines in response to Iran’s shipments of missiles and drones to Russia for the war in Ukraine.

Destinations

Saha Airlines serves the following destinations (as of April 2023):

Fleet

Current fleet

As of March 2024, the Saha Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft:

Former fleet

Saha Airlines formerly also operated the following aircraft types:

Accidents and incidents

*On 20 April 2005, Saha Airlines Flight 171, a

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, registration EP-SHE, flying from

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, crashed on landing at Mehrabad Airport,

following an unstabilised approach with a higher than recommended airspeed. Gears and/or a tire failed after touchdown and the flight overran the far end of the runway. Of the 12 crew and 157 passengers on board, three passengers were killed. *On 14 Jan 2019, a Boeing 707 freighter crashed near

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The plane was supposed to land at Payam International Airport, but the crew mistakenly landed at Fath Air Base. Of the 16 people on board, only one survived. The aircraft was the last 707 in commercial service worldwide.

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