The history of
MOHAJERI began long before any commercial airline was formed in
Iran.
Mohammad Mohajeri
Abolghasem
Mohajeri
It was January 1st,
1946 in Zahedan that Mohajeri brothers, Mohammad and Abolghasem,
founded Mohajeri & Co. by establishing ticket sales agency of
the Indian Railways for the route from Zahedan in Iran to Quetta.
This was a new
field of activity which did not exist in Iran before.
In 1944, Iranian
Airlines Company (IRAN AIR) was officially registered by some
intellectual businessmen, so Iran literally possessed an airline.
In 1946, Iran
Air, by purchasing eight DC3 aircraft which were remained from World
War II, started its operation on domestic routes and at the same
time Mohajeri & Co. was appointed as a sales agent for Zahedan.
This
was the time that Mohajeri & Co., became active in Travel Agency
field.
During the years
of World War II while Iran was under foreign occupation, Russian
AEROFLOT AIRLINES was operating daily services to Mashad , Tabriz
and twice weekly flights to Baku and Moscow.
In 1947, Iran Air
appointed Mohajeri & Co., as General Sales Agent (GSA) in
Abadan, and later that year we terminated our activities in Zahedan.
In 1947, Mohajeri
& Co., chartered two DC3 flights of Iran Air from Zahedan to
Delhi and this was the basis to operate Iran – India route.
In 1948,
Norwegian Airlines BRAATHEN’s S.A.F.E. was operating twice weekly
flights from Norway(Stavanger) to Hong Kong via Hamburg, Geneva,
Rome, Athens , Cairo, Abadan , kerachi , Calcutta, Bangkok, v.v. by
DC4 aircraft, in which Mohajeri was appointed as GSA for Khuzistan
province.
Previously, the
airlines were operating via Basra airport.
During the same
year Mohajeri & Co. chartered a flight for 21 Abadanis pilgrims
to Mecca from Iran Air. This was also the basis that all next year's
Iranian pilgrims were sent by air.
BRAATHEN’s
S.A.F.E. seized its operations in 1953 and SCANDINAVIANS AIRLINES
SYSTEMS (SAS) took this route, in which Mohajeri was appointed GSA
for Iran’s oil province (Khouzistan) and later for the whole Iran
and Afghanestan.
In 1953, by our
initiation, the Persian Air Services was founded .
In 1954, Kuwait
Airways started its operation and first flight to Abadan and
appointed Mohajeri as GSA for Iran and later for Afghanistan.
Mohajeri &
Co. opened its Tehran office in 1954, and gradually established its
offices in oil province of Khouzistan including Masjid Sulaiman,
Ahwaz, Aghagari, Gachsaran, Kharg Island and Mahshar.
In 1956, Saudi
Arabian Airlines started its flights to Abadan, and appointed
Mohajeri as GSA.
In 1958, we
established the incoming tour department in our Tehran office which
resulted in attracting up to 30,000 foreign tourists, in 1978.
In 1958, Swiss
Air started its operation to Abadan, and appointed Mohajeri as GSA
for Khouzistan province.
Mehrabad Airport
Services (MAS) was established in Mehrabad airport, based on our
suggestions, and this was generalized for the whole airports of the
country when an article passed by Majlis(congress) in 1967.
During the years
1962 to 1968 all airport handling services of foreign airlines in
Abadan were handled by Mohajeri & Co.
In 1963, we
established the outgoing tour department in Tehran and for the first
year could organize a group of seven passengers to London only.
Consequently, in
our 1977/1978 fiscal year we operated 603 groups of tours to all
over the world exceeding 17,876 passengers.
During this year,
we handled incoming groups of tours for 29,688 passengers, as well.
Our Shiraz and
Mashad offices were inaugurated in 1966 and 1969 respectively.
During years 1968
to 1977 we opened our offices in Los Angeles, Kabul, Copenhagen,
Hamburg, London, Rome, New York, San Francisco and Hong Kong
respectively.
Today, Mohajeri
operates in its Abadan, Ahwaz, Mashad, Shiraz and Tehran offices.
During years 1975
to 1978, we suggested to Iran syndicate of travel agencies as well
as airlines operating in Iran, to devise the Computer Reservation
System (Multiple Access System), organize a Travel Agents Guarantee
Funds, and Bank Settlement Plan (BSP) which were accepted with
pleasure at time, but due to situation on those days, the
suggestions filled for future utilization.
Mohajeri
is the first and leading Travel Agent and Tour Operator in Iran
having more than half a century experience.
