Germany has rejected reports from Tehran that Iranian passenger planes have been prevented from refueling at German airports. A spokesman for the Transport ministry said there are no plans for any bans in the near future either. <br/><br/>Britain and the United Arab Emirates have also said they were not aware of any refueling bans in their countries. <br/><br/>The secretary of the Iranian Airlines Union, Mehdi Aliyari, had told the Iranian news agency IRNA yesterday that Iran Air and fellow Iranian carrier Mahan Airlines had been refused jet fuel.<br/>
News On AIR | July 6, 2010 6:02 PM
Germany rejects Tehran’s fuel ban reports