Iran Air doubles plane ticket prices for some destinationsNovember 26, 2012 - 15:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Iranian national carrier has nearly doubled prices on plane tickets for some foreign destinations. According to The Associated Press, spokesman of Iran Air, Shahrokh Noooshabadi, says the up to 90 percent price hike is the result of the state oil company's increase in fuel prices for airlines and also the plunging value of the rial against foreign currencies. Iran Air's 54 aircraft fly to destinations in Europe, including London, Paris and Amsterdam. Iranian media say other airline companies have also hiked flight prices on routes abroad. This follows a 70 percent jump in prices on domestic flights earlier in November. Iran is under stepped-up Western sanctions on its oil and banking system over the country's suspect nuclear program. Tehran denies it's trying to make a nuclear weapon. Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion. Partner news | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |