Air India to resume Delhi-Tehran Flights

Air India Express, the low-cost arm of Air India, plans to fly four times a week from Delhi to Tehran from early next year. 
●    It will become the first Indian airline to operate flights to Tehran after lifting of Western sanctions against Iran. 
●    Air India used to operate flights to Tehran from Mumbai in 1993-94. 
●    Air India Express chief executive officer K. Shyamsundar said the airline will start flight operations to Iran in March-April next year. 
●    Mr. Shyamsundar said Air India Express will get into a code-share arrangement with Air India to offer seamless connecting flights to Goa from Delhi. 
●    Air India is expected to write to Exim Bank, U.S., to inform them about its plan to operate the Tehran flight as Air India Express aircraft is financed through a loan from Exim Bank. 
●    It required as Iran was under global sanctions until recently.