{"id":4716,"date":"2016-02-05T17:16:22","date_gmt":"2016-02-05T17:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/?p=4716"},"modified":"2026-04-08T11:30:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T11:30:05","slug":"heathrow-to-tehran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/heathrow-to-tehran\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran Air Travel Advances: Heathrow to Tehran"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>After the nuclear conflict between the West and Iran,&nbsp;the relations between Iran and and the West has increased.&nbsp;In the most recent case the&nbsp;British Airways is to relaunch direct flights to Iran following the lifting of sanctions, the airline said. Good for tourists!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The carrier will operate six flights per week between London Heathrow and <a href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/tehran-travel-guide\/\" title=\"Tehran\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"168\">Tehran<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201clarge and growing economy\u201d and that it had \u201cexciting new prospects\u201d , as a tourist destination. &#8211;&nbsp;Neil Cottrell, British Airways<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-gallery wp-image-4719\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"633\" title=\"British Tourist In Iran\" src=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/British-Airways-to-Relaunch-1.jpg\" alt=\"British Tourist In Iran\" class=\"wp-image-4719\" srcset=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/British-Airways-to-Relaunch-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/British-Airways-to-Relaunch-1-780x411.jpg 780w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/British-Airways-to-Relaunch-1-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/British-Airways-to-Relaunch-1-1024x540.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/British-Airways-to-Relaunch-1-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/British-Airways-to-Relaunch-1-710x375.jpg 710w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/British-Airways-to-Relaunch-1-705x372.jpg 705w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/British-Airways-to-Relaunch-1-450x237.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">British Airways has confirmed it is relaunching direct flights from London to Iran \u2013 the first British airline to offer the service in four years.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The British embassy in Tehran reopened in August last year after being ransacked by a mob in November 2011.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f94931\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:2em;padding-right:2em;padding-bottom:2em;padding-left:2em\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:25px;line-height:1.2\"><strong>Tehran Airport Transfers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons has-custom-font-size has-small-font-size is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-8c8af59c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size is-style-fill has-small-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/orienttrips.com\/taxi?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=surfiranlink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Click and explore<\/mark><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/taxi-1.jpg);background-position:50% 50%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orienttrips.com\/flight?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=surfiranlink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/taxi-1.jpg\" alt=\"Book Iran Taxi Online\" class=\"wp-image-69162 size-full\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Iran\u2019s president, Hassan Rouhani, agreed the purchase, thought to be worth \u00a317.4billion, alongside a host of other deals. It is still conditional on getting a US export license because more than 10 per cent of the parts were made in the US.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The planes, which include 73 wide-body and 45 narrow-body jets, are for Iranair. 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