Back in September, Iran announced the resumption of Cairo-Tehran flights after a 30-year interruption, caused by the post-revolution breach in relations. (The two countries still do not have full diplomatic relations.). Days later, the inaugural flight from Cairo landed in Tehran amid great fanfare.
That was the first flight.
That was also the last flight.
There were to have been 24 flights a week, a very substantial volume. But Saeed Bahari, the Kish Air manager, told the Iranian Labor News Agency so few people want to make the flight that no planes are flying the route.
“Whenever we are sure that the flights will have sufficient passengers, we will start the flights,” he said.
There was speculation that Egypt, which is not very trusting of Iran, may not be issuing many visas for Iranians out of security concerns over possible Iranian contacts with Egyptian Islamist groups.
