Iran's Mahan Air has announced it foiled a cyberattack targeting the company's �internal systems� and that all flights were operating on schedule.�

"Immediately after the cyberattack was launched, Mahan Air's cyber security team came into action to thwart the threat,� a Mahan Air spokesman said on state TV on Sunday.

Amirhossein Zolanvari said in the announcement that it was not the first time that the airline came under�cyberattack.

"It has already been the target on several occasions due to its important position in the country's aviation industry," he said.

Zolanvari added that the latest cyberattack had not caused any �major issue� and all of Mahan Air�s international and domestic flights were operating on schedule.

However, the company's website was down and the cyber security�team was working to restore it.

Private-sector Mahan Air is the nation's second-largest airline after Iran Air.