News / IAG Cargo quick on the uptake as trade with Iran grows, with KLM on the runway

05/09/2016

As trade between Iran and the EU grows, IAG Cargo has become the latest airline to launch services to the Middle Eastern country, while KLM is due to start flights in October. Air France resumed services in April.

Iran, which has the second-largest population in the Middle East, also has its second-largest economy after Saudi Arabia, with an estimated nominal GDP of $397bn in 2015.

EU trade with Iran stands at some $8bn and is expected to quadruple in the next two years. ...