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Sweden halts flights to Iraq over safety issuesSweden has suspended all flights to northern Iraq because of concerns about increased military activity in the area, the country's transport agency said on Friday. Iraq closed its northern airspace for at least 48 hours earlie More… |
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Emirates to resume Erbil flights on SundayEmirates, Dubai's flagship carrier, will resume flights to Iraq's city of Erbil from November 16 after conflict near the city subsided. Fighters from the Islamic State armed group came within an hour's drive of Erbil, More… |
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RJ suspends flights to Baghdad on security fearsRoyal Jordanian, the flag carrier of the country and one of the main airlines serving Iraq, said on Saturday it had suspended all flights to Baghdad for at least 24 hours on security grounds. The Jordanian state carrier was " More… |
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Kuwait Airways resumes Iraq flightsA scheduled Kuwait Airways flight landed in Iraq late on Wednesday for the first time since the 1990 Iraqi invasion, in the latest sign of improved ties between the neighbours. Kuwait's national airline flew 100 passengers to More… |
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Egyptair starts Iraq flights after 21-year breakNational carrier Egyptair has resumed direct flights to Iraq after a break of 21 years, said a report. The service was scrapped in 1990 after Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. Egyptair would fly four times a week to Baghdad and thrice a wek to Ar More… |
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Etihad set to launch Iraq flightsUAE national airline Etihad Airways has announced plans to launch five weekly flights from its hub in Abu Dhabi to Baghdad starting from April 26. With this Etihad becomes the first airline in the UAE to fly to Iraq. The launch dat More… |
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Gulf Air expands Iraq networkGulf Air, the national carrier of Bahrain, will commence flights four times per week to Najaf from September 26, while services to Erbil will begin on October 26 with three flights per week. The Najaf service will become a daily service fr More… |
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Iraq flights in two weeks, staff terrifiedTwo Bahraini airlines are allegedly ordering their foreign staff to work on flights to Iraq, despite governments warning their citizens to avoid the country. Gulf Air and Bahrain Air are due to commence flights in the next two weeks, but t More… |
