the Persian Government have objected to granting flying facilities over the Persian section of the route. I am sorry that is the case, and I cannot help thinking that it must be due to some misunderstanding, because it seems to me that the air route is manifestly to the advantage of Persia. Unlike other foreign companies, we are not asking for any subsidy from the Persian Government. We are offering the Persians for nothing an air route over a very inaccessible part of Persia, and providing them with landing grounds and aerodrome facilities. These obvious advantages seemed at one time greatly to appeal to them because they actually signed an agreement with us. Persian officials helped us to mark out the route, and an agreement was actually signed between the British and Persian Governments. That being so, I cannot help feeling that there has been some misunderstanding which I hope we shall be able to put right.” 1 April 1928 7 April 1928 A Ukrvozdukhput Komet III aircraft from Moscow crashed at Pahlevi. <Airline Encyclopaedia> 20 April 1928 Contractual opening of route Teheran-Isfahan-ShirazBouchir. The service is to be maintained by four-seater Junkers planes similar in type to those in use on other routes. There is one scheduled flight per week leaving Teheran at 0700 on Fridays, returning from Bushire at 0700 on Saturdays. The initial fare is 95 tomans for a passenger one way. An allowance of 10 kilos is given for baggage, with every extra kilo charged at 13½ krans.
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