Refueling issues and EU ban Iran Air

technical stopover of iran air airbus a300b4-600r refuelling during london-tehran flight, @ milan-malpensa airport.



iran air airbus a300b4-605r lands @ london heathrow airport in 2014

on 5 july 2010, aviation official of iran accused u.k., germany , united arab emirates of refusing refuel iranian passenger jets. move followed unilateral sanctions imposed on nuclear weapons dispute. iran air , mahan air both claimed have been denied refuelling. spokeswoman abu dhabi airports company (adac) said contract in place refuel iranian passenger flights , adac continue so. spokesperson united kingdom civil aviation authority said sole decision of independent suppliers if aircraft refuelled or not. germany s transport ministry said refuelling of iranian aircraft not banned under eu or un sanctions did not whether independent refuellers denying refuelling. later in day, dubai airport revealed continued refuel iranian passengers flights in , out of dubai. next day, spokesperson iran said no such limitation had been imposed.

on 6 july 2010, announced european commission ban of iran air s airbus a320, boeing 727 , boeing 747 fleet eu on safety concerns. move came major blow iran air, limiting flights europe own aircraft.

in 2012, eu re-allowed refuelling of iran air aircraft @ secondary european airports such ljubljana , budapest, in effort retain refuelling contracts within eu, rather letting them go serbia or later belarus , ukraine.

in january 2012, iran air s flights , london heathrow operated fuel stop @ manston airport in kent. however, airport announced in december 2011 arrangement end , no longer refuel company s aircraft. announcement swiftly followed closure of iran s embassy in london consequence of ransacking of british embassy in tehran. airport stressed had not breached trade agreements, had no connections usa.