H.E. Amb. Mohd. Sadik attended a seminar at Shiraz on 3 January 2010 hosted by Mahan Air, a private airline company based in Iran. The seminar was held to commemorate the launching of Mahan Air inaugural direct flight to Malaysia on 27 January 2010. Also present was Tuan Razali Tuan Omar, the Managing Director of Tourism Malaysia Dubai. More than 60 travel agencies and tour operators mainly based in Shiraz attended the seminar. With this new addition, there will now be 5 direct flights from Iran to Malaysia – 4 flights operated by Iran Air from Tehran and 1 flight by Mahan Air from Shiraz.
In his brief remarks, Amb. Mohd. Sadik congratulated Mahan Air for choosing Malaysia as its new international destination. According to him, the flight from Shiraz would benefit not only residents in Shiraz but also from surrounding provinces who wish to visit Malaysia. With the growing interest among Iranians and students to visit and study in Malaysia respectively, he believes the alternative route from Shiraz would certainly boost people-to-people exchanges that would help to enhance better understanding and closer ties between Malaysia and Iran.
