Financial Tribune- Iran Airports Company registered 33,651 takeoffs and landings during the Iranian month ending March 20, 2018, which shows a 5% decline compared with last year�s corresponding period.

Close to 4.07 million passengers and 40,159 tons of cargo were transported during the period, indicating an 8% and 6% year-on-year decline respectively, IAC reported on its website.

As for domestic flights, 27,331 takeoffs and landings were registered, down 5% YOY.

More than 3.17 million passengers and 23,750 tons of goods were transported domestically, indicating a 9% decline in each term over last year�s same period.

On the international front, about 6,320 takeoffs and landings were registered, decreasing 4% YOY.

A total of 898,891 passengers and 16,409 tons of cargo were transported to and from overseas destinations, posting a 2% and 1% decrease respectively YOY.

Tehran�s Mehrabad International Airport was the busiest domestic airport during the period, followed by Mashhad International Airport and Tehran�s Imam Khomeini International Airport.

Iran Airports Company is an arm of the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development, which manages 54 airports across the country.