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Article: Iran readying Tehran-Manila direct flights.(Main News)
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- February 12, 2009
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The Iranian government plans to start the first Tehran-Manila direct flight "in three months" in a move to intensify the tourism and investment relations between the two countries.
Iranian Ambassador Ali Mojtaba Rouzbehani said Tehran's Mahan Air, a private airline, is targeting to have four direct flights in a week.
"We will have direct flights from Tehran to Manila. In two or three months, it will take off," he said at the celebration of National Day of Iran at Mandarin Hotel in Makati last Tuesday night.
Last year, the Philippine air panel signed the first air services agreement with Iran to address the increasing demand for Middle ...