THE IRANIAN AIRLINES HAVE DECIDED TO SUSPEND SUMMER FLIGHTS BETWEEN DAMMAM AND THE IRANIAN CITIES. THE IRANIAN NEWS AGENCY REPORTED TODAY THAT THE IRANIAN AIRLINES WERE OPERATING FIVE FLIGHTS WEEKLY BETWEEN DAMMAM AND THE IRANIAN CITIES OF MASH'HAD AND TEHRAN. DURING THE SUMMER SEASON THE IRANIAN AIRLINES OPERATED 152 FLIGHTS CARRYING 14,926 PASSENGERS FROM DAMMAM TO TEHRAN AND MASH'HAD AS WELL AS 15,170 PASSENGERS FROM MASH'HAD AND TEHRAN TO DAMMAM. IT IS WORTH MENTIONING THAT THE IRANIAN AIRLINES STARTED SIX YEARS AGO TO OPERATE DIRECT FLIGHTS BETWEEN DAMMAM AND EACH OF MASH'HAD AND TEHRAN.