Saha Airlines ( fa, هواپیمایی ساها) is an Iranian Airline based in

Tehran Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...

that operates scheduled domestic flights.

History

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

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. It operates domestic passenger services using

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aircraft, and cargo charters carried out with

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freighters when required. 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.

Destinations

Saha Airlines serves the following destinations (as of March 2017)

Fleet

As of January 2019, the Saha Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft:

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 Mehrabad International Airport ( fa, فرودگاه بین المللی مهرآباد, ''Foroudgâh-e Beyn Almelali-ye Mehrâbâd'') , is an international airport serving Tehran, the capital city of Iran. Prior to the construction of the larger ...

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

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near

Karaj Karaj ( fa, کرج, ) is the capital of Alborz Province, Iran, and effectively a satellite city of Tehran. Although the county hosts a population around 1.97 million, as recorded in the 2016 census, most of the county is rugged mountain. The urb ...

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The plane was supposed to land at

Payam International Airport Payam Airport ( fa, فرودگاه پیام) is an international airport located in Karaj, from Tehran, in the Alborz Province of Iran. The airport was established in 1990, but was not opened officially until 1997. Payam Aviation Services Co. ...

, but the crew mistakenly landed at

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. Of the 16 people on board, only one survived. The aircraft was the last 707 in commercial service worldwide.

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