(MENAFN) A direct air route joining South Korea and Iran will open for the first time in four decades following the lifting of global bans against the Islamic Republic.
A license will be given to the Korean Air Lines Co., the nation's biggest air carrier, to ferry passengers and air freight a total four times a week between Seoul, and Tehran.
Moreover, the route will link South Korea and Iran with populations of 50 million and 80 million, respectively, with a projected 40,000 passengers to travel by plane annually.
S. Korea's decision to open the direct flight came as world powers like the United States and Europe have removed political and economic sanctions against the oil/gas rich nation.
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