What was happening in the sky the day before Christmas Eve? The mystery surrounding the four Airbus A340 aircraft that never appeared at their destination begins in spring 2019. At that time, Turkish Airlines stopped its last four-engine jets. Four A340s were flown from Istanbul Ataturk Airport to Johannesburg, the South African metropolis where planes are stored.
As “AeroTelegraph” wrote, Avro Global from Hong Kong has become its new owner. The Jets got new license plates for the Channel Island of Guernsey. For three and a half years nothing happened. Until the day before Christmas Eve. On December 23, 2022, the A340 quad suddenly started moving again.
Wrong flight number cheat
Planes took off one after another in Johannesburg. Destination – by flight plan: Uzbekistan. But as “Scramble” magazine reported, the jets never got there. Instead, all of the A340s landed back-to-back in Tehran, the Iranian capital. And this again with new plates. The planes are now registered in the African country of Burkina Faso.
It’s a trick the Iranian regime has used in the past to circumvent Western sanctions. Because the country urgently needs new planes. Front companies and third countries and the regime can buy jets despite the sanctions.
According to the Swiss industry magazine “AeroTelegraph”, the wrong flight numbers given by the crew for their flights to Uzbekistan are proof of this. MAN3808, MAN3809, MAN3810 and MAN3811 – non-existent codes. But a reference to the future owner of the A340 aircraft. Mahan Air – Iran’s largest private airline currently operates ten Airbus A340s. (no)