KIEV, March 21 – Iran's Mahan Air, which has entered the Ukrainian market jointly with Kiev's UM Air, seeks to launch flights from the Odessa airport to Iran in July.

"We plan to service flights to Odessa jointly with UM Air. This could happen in summer, in July," Advisor to Mahan Air Director Aliyari Mehdi told reporters in Kiev over weekend.

The airline on March 20 serviced its first flight jointly with UM Air from Teheran to Kiev.