Airlines
2.8
ATA Airlines
Iran · I3 · 2.8 out of 5
Iranian airlinesSold in toman by Iranian sellers
Checked 3 November 2026Partly official
What we could not confirm
- Delay figures after 1401
- Current Turkey schedule
Baggage
- Checked bag
- 30 kg checked
- Cabin bag
- 5 kg cabin
- Where to buy
- Sold in toman by Iranian sellers
30 kg per Alibaba; the Embraer 145 and charter seats may allow less.
Planes
Airbus A320, Boeing 737-300/500, Embraer ERJ 145, McDonnell Douglas MD-82/83/87; 16 to 17 aircraft in August 2026. Average age not published.
Scores
- On time
- Worst in the Khordad 1401 report: 59% of flights late with an average delay of 113 minutes.
- Aircraft and comfort
- Two A320, three 737 Classics, three Embraer 145 and eight MD-82/83/87 in August 2026; one MD-83 was destroyed in March 2026. Regulators gave ATA a two-week compliance deadline in 2023 and international flights were suspended for about two months that year.
- Baggage allowance
- Alibaba lists 30 kg checked plus a 5 kg cabin bag.
- Service and food
- Business cabin on some aircraft; standard snack. Based in Tabriz with a dense northwest network. No independent rating.
- Changes and refunds
- System fares follow the national penalty table shown at purchase; charter seats (common on ATA's Turkey flights) are refunded only through the seller.
What is good
- Best coverage of Tabriz, Urmia, Ardabil and the northwest
- First to restart Tabriz flights after the 2025 conflict
What is not
- Worst delay rate in the last published national report
- Half the fleet is MD-80 series
Tips
- Book the first morning departure; later rotations inherit the delays