Meraj Airlines
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| Founded | 2010 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 2010 | ||||||
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| Frequent-flyer program | MRJ | ||||||
| Fleet size | 6 | ||||||
| Destinations | 24 | ||||||
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| Headquarters | Jenah Expwy, Azadi Square, Tehran, Iran | ||||||
| Website | www |
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Meraj Airlines (Persian: هواپیمایی معراج) is an Iranian privately owned airline that is based at Tehran's Mehrabad Airport and Imam Khomeini International Airport.
Meraj Airlines, unlike most other Iranian airlines, is still subject to sanctions by both the European Union and the United States. As of October 2016, Meraj Air is subject to EU sanctions including sale, supply, transfer or export, directly or indirectly, of items listed in Annex 3 of Council Regulation (EU) 267/2012 and items listed in Annexes III and IV of Council Regulation (EU) No 359/2011.
The United States Department of Treasury has also targeted the airline with counter-terrorism sanctions for allegedly assisting the Iranian government in ferrying arms and reinforcements to the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
As of March 2016, Meraj Airlines operates to the following destinations:
As of January 2017, the Meraj Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft:
In 2015, Meraj Airlines painted the nose of an Airbus A320 and the fuselage of An Airbus A300 with images of an Asiatic cheetah in collaboration with the Iranian Cheetah Society to raise awareness of the endangered cat.
Introduced in 2015, Sleeper seating is available on 2-class Airbus A300-600 aircraft. Each seat has massage function; a partition; a winged headrest with six-way movement; two individual reading lights and an overhead light; in-seat power supply, USB Ports and an RCA socket for laptop connection; as well as entertainment facilities. Each seat converts to a 2-metre (6 ft 7 in) bed. Arriving passengers have the option of using Meraj's First Class arrival facilities, as well as the new Welcome Lounge at Tehran's Imam Khomeini International Airport.
The original Business Class features angled lie flat seats with 150 degrees of recline. Passengers are also offered the use of Meraj's airport lounge facilities.
Introduced on Airbus A320s, Meraj's Premium Economy is being rolled out on all short-haul aircraft. It offers Economy + seating with more space, comfort and better services.
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