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The funeral ceremony of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei witnessed widespread passenger transportation by public transit fleets. According to information from transportation, aviation, and road authorities, the country's aviation and road transport industries operated at high capacity during this ceremony. Sources have provided varying figures for the total number of passengers transported, but all emphasize significant growth in transportation compared to last year's Arbaeen ceremony. Both the head of the Road and Transportation Organization and the head of the Civil Aviation Organization confirmed operational success.

• According to Mizan News Agency, the total number of passengers transported by public road transit fleets was 1 million and 130 thousand people.
• According to ISNA, only Shiraz's bus fleet transported 500 thousand pilgrims.
• The Deputy Minister of Roads and Urban Development and head of the Road and Transportation Organization reported a 70 percent growth in passenger transportation during Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's funeral ceremony compared to last year's Arbaeen ceremony.
• The Young Journalists Club and Shargh newspaper reported a 50 percent growth in passenger transportation compared to Arbaeen in 1404.
• The head of the Civil Aviation Organization announced that the aviation industry successfully transported 350 thousand passengers despite peak operational congestion.
• The head of the Road and Transportation Organization noted the broad participation of passenger transport sector operators in this ceremony.
• Shargh newspaper noted that seven thousand buses were in service during Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's funeral ceremony.. **Coverage difference:** Government sources (IRNA and ISNA) emphasize the 70 percent growth figure, while some other sources (Young Journalists Club and Shargh newspaper) report 50 percent growth. Mizan News Agency provided an absolute figure (1 million and 130 thousand), while other sources cited different sectoral figures (350 thousand for aviation and 500 thousand for Shiraz); these figures cannot easily be added together and indicate a difference in calculation methodology. All sources agree on the operational success of the transportation industry.

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