Iraqi Airways resumes flights to Europe
Iraqi Airways will resume its services to Europe in the near future, said an Iraqi official on Wednesday.
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region (Kurdistan24) – Iraqi Airways will resume its services to Europe in the near future, said an Iraqi official on Wednesday.
The Minister of Transportation in Iraq Abdel-Hussein Abtan broke the news in a statement.
“Iraqi Airways offices in Iraq and rest of the world will start booking from Baghdad, Basra, and Najaf to Copenhagen,” read the statement.
Additionally, Abtan noted that flights to London, Stockholm and Frankfurt will also resume in the coming days.
However, he stated that the procedure does not mean that the ban on the aviation of Iraq is lifted, but it is considered as a very significant step in this regard.
The Minister highlighted the efforts committed to achieve the mentioned step, and he called for conducting more important steps to lift the ban on the Iraqi Airways completely.
Iraq Airways has been among the airlines that are banned from EU skies.
According to the recent statement of the EU Commissioner for Transport Violeta Bulc, Iraqi Airways have been banned in Europe due to safety concerns.
Iraq Airways is one of the oldest airlines in the Middle East that operates domestic and regional services. Its main base is Baghdad International Airport (BIA). It is one of the members of the Arab Air Carriers Organization.
In 2015, Iraqi Airways was included in the list of air carriers banned in the EU due to safety issues and lack of the international standards of aviation.
Editing by Ava Homa
