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Meraj Airlines
هواپیمایی معراج
Hevapimaii-ye Mi'raj
IATA ICAO Call sign
JI[1] MRJ[1] MERAJ[1][2]
Founded2010[2]
Commenced operations2013
Hubs
Focus cities
Frequent-flyer programMRJ
Fleet size7
Destinations16
HeadquartersJenah Expwy, Azadi Square, Tehran, Iran
Websitemeraj.aero/en/

Meraj Airlines (Template:Lang-fa, Hevapimaii-ye Mi'raj) is an Iranian privately owned airline that is based at Tehran's Mehrabad Airport and Imam Khomeini International Airport.[3]

Destinations

Meraj Airlines Airbus A320 landing at Mehrabad International Airport, with special Asiatic cheetah livery on its nose in support of a wildlife conservation program for the species (2015)

As of May 2023, Meraj Airlines operates to the following destinations:[4]

Country City Airport Notes Refs
Iran Ahvaz Qasem Soleimani International Airport
Asaluyeh Persian Gulf Airport
Ardabil Ardabil Airport
Bandar Abbas Bandar Abbas International Airport [5]
Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport [4]
Kish Kish International Airport [4]
Mashhad Shahid Hasheminejad International Airport Focus city [6]
Qeshm Qeshm International Airport [4]
Shiraz Shahid Dastgheib International Airport [4]
Tabriz Shahid Madani International Airport [4]
Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport Hub [4]
Mehrabad International Airport Hub [4]
Iraq Najaf Al Najaf International Airport [4]
Lebanon Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport
Turkey Dalaman Dalaman Airport Seasonal [7]
Istanbul Istanbul Airport [7]

Fleet

Meraj Airlines Airbus A300-600 painted in Asiatic cheetah livery in Moscow

Current fleet

As of April 2023, the Meraj Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft:[8][9]

Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
F J E Y Total
Airbus A300-600R 1 — 18 — — 244 262 Painted in a special Asiatic cheetah livery
Airbus A319-100 2 — TBA
Airbus A320-200 3 — — 12 6 128 146 One painted with Asiatic cheetah livery on nose.
— — 12 156 168
Airbus A321-200 1 — TBA
Total 7 —

Former fleet

The airline previously operated the following aircraft (at August 2017):[10]

Special livery

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.[11]

In 2018, they painted the body of their Airbus A300-600R with an Asiatic cheetah, for the same reason.

Services

Cabin

First Class

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; and 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.

Business Class

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.[12]

Premium Economy

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.[13]

Economy class

Passengers receive meals, as well as free drinks.[14]

Entertainment system

Meraj airline passengers can use the main screen entertainment fitted in the cabin to watch a variety of different programs including comedy clips, documentaries and sporting events.[15]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "The Airline Codes Website". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
  2. ^ a b "Meraj Airlines flights | Find airline information and search for flights". Archived from the original on 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
  3. ^ "Meraj Airlines". Merajairlines.ir. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i "درباره معراج". Merajairlines.ir. Archived from the original on 2015-03-12. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  5. ^ "فرودگاه بین‌المللی بندرعباس". Bandarabbas.airport.ir. Archived from the original on 2017-10-07. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  6. ^ "فرودگاه بین‌المللی مشهد". Mashhad.airport.ir. Archived from the original on 2010-09-20. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  7. ^ a b "IKIA" (PDF). Repository.airport.ir. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  8. ^ "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2019): 17.
  9. ^ "Airbus orders and deliveries" (XLS). Airbus S.A.S. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Global Airline Guide 2017 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2017): 17.
  11. ^ "The flight of the Iranian cheetah! | Iranian Cheetah Society".
  12. ^ "Business Class". Archived from the original on 2015-07-22. Retrieved 2015-08-04.
  13. ^ "Economy +". Archived from the original on 2015-09-28. Retrieved 2015-08-04.
  14. ^ "Economy Class". Archived from the original on 2015-07-23. Retrieved 2015-08-04.
  15. ^ "Entertainment". Archived from the original on 2015-07-15. Retrieved 2015-08-04.

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