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Jan 12, 2018 (newstodate): The issue of accepting armed air marshals on board commercial aircraft into Scandinavia seems to be handled differently in Denmark and Sweden.
Mahan Air launched flights on the route between Tehran and Copenhagen from June 9, 2016, but was forced to suspend services in March 2017 after an inspection detected that the airline carried armed air marshals which is not permitted under Danish law.
A series of negotiations between the parties ended without result, and Mahan Air eventually deleted flights to Copenhagen from its schedule.
In Sweden, Iran Air has been online between Tehran and Stockholm, Gothenburg for years and is now offering two weekly rotations on the route to Gothenburg and three weekly rotations from Tehran to Stockholm Arlanda Airport.
Iran Air was also expected to launch flights from Tehran to Copenhagen Airport from November 2017, but plans have been stalled over the issue of the carrier's use of armed air marshals which is not accepted by the Danish CAA.
newstodate has called on the Swedish Border Police for info on the Swedish stand on this issue.
-We have seen armed air marshals on flights from Iran and Turkey, but this is not the case today, says Sanela Kacapor, Swedish Border Police, Region West.
-Earlier, the airlines applied for permission to carry armed air marshals on specific flights. The marshals were then not allowed to leave the aircraft that were parked air-side, and in case they wanted to leave to aircraft the weapons were then taken into custody by customs officials.
-These findings apply to Gothenburg Airport alone, and the situation may be different at Stockholm Arlanda Airport, says Ms Kacapor.
Mahan Air launched flights on the route between Tehran and Copenhagen from June 9, 2016, but was forced to suspend services in March 2017 after an inspection detected that the airline carried armed air marshals which is not permitted under Danish law.
A series of negotiations between the parties ended without result, and Mahan Air eventually deleted flights to Copenhagen from its schedule.
In Sweden, Iran Air has been online between Tehran and Stockholm, Gothenburg for years and is now offering two weekly rotations on the route to Gothenburg and three weekly rotations from Tehran to Stockholm Arlanda Airport.
Iran Air was also expected to launch flights from Tehran to Copenhagen Airport from November 2017, but plans have been stalled over the issue of the carrier's use of armed air marshals which is not accepted by the Danish CAA.
newstodate has called on the Swedish Border Police for info on the Swedish stand on this issue.
-We have seen armed air marshals on flights from Iran and Turkey, but this is not the case today, says Sanela Kacapor, Swedish Border Police, Region West.
-Earlier, the airlines applied for permission to carry armed air marshals on specific flights. The marshals were then not allowed to leave the aircraft that were parked air-side, and in case they wanted to leave to aircraft the weapons were then taken into custody by customs officials.
-These findings apply to Gothenburg Airport alone, and the situation may be different at Stockholm Arlanda Airport, says Ms Kacapor.