By John Lee. RAK Airways will start flying to Najaf early next month, the carrier told Khaleej Times. The airline, which is celebrating its third anniversary, said that Najaf will be its first entry into Iraq. The route will be served by an Airbus A320. (Source: Khaleej Times)
Bulgarian government has officially chosen Balkan Holidays Airlines (BH Air) as the official airline between Bulgaria and Iraq. The cabinet authorized the airline to fly routes agreed under the Agreement on Air Transport between the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Government of the Republic of Iraq, signed on 15 November 1966 in Sofia. […]
Qatar Airways launched flights on Wednesday to its fifth destination in the Republic of Iraq, Sulaymaniyah, increasing the airline’s frequency across Iraq from 16 to 20 flights each week. The new services, which will operate four-times-a-week non-stop from the airline’s Doha hub, brings the carrier’s global network to 129 destinations worldwide. The Doha – Sulaymaniyah route […]
By John Lee. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has announced that scheduled non-stop flights between Baghdad and Moscow will resume in August. Azzaman reports that the agreement comes amid reports that Iraq is keen to expand its traditional ties with Russia, which was the country’s main supplier of arms, adding that an arms deal, which was […]
By John Lee. Qatar Airways has launched flights to Basra, its fourth destination in Iraq. The new services, operating four-times-a-week non-stop from the airline's Doha hub, takes the carrier's global network to 128 destinations worldwide. The launch also marks the rapid expansion by Qatar Airways in Iraq since the middle of 2012 when it began […]
By John Lee. Georgian Airways has started flights between Iraq and Georgia. Operating twice a week, on Thursdays and Sundays, the flights run between the Georgian capital Tbilisi and Erbil International Airport. A one-way ticket costs $250, with a round trip ticket costing $425. (Source: Georgian Airways)
By John Lee. Direct flights have been launched between Iran's Western city of Oroumiyeh [Urmia] and Erbil in Iraq Kurdistan. The Director of Oroumiyeh International Airport, Kamal Parhizgar, said the flights would be scheduled on Sundays and Thursdays. (Source: PUKmedia)
Air Arabia, the first and largest low-cost carrier (LCC) in the Middle East and North Africa, today launched non-stop service to the Iraqi Capital, Baghdad, from the carrier's main hub in Sharjah, UAE. The inaugural flight and delegation was marked by the attendance of Air Arabia Chairman, Sheikh Abdullah Bin Mohamed Al Thani, and Air […]
The Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC) has welcomed the resumption of direct flights between Baghdad and London after more than 20 years -- the first Iraqi Airways plane will land this evening (March 5th 2013) at Gatwick Airport. Baroness Nicholson, Executive Chairman of the Iraq Britain Business Council, said: "This is terrific news. There are […]
By John Lee. Reuters reports that Iraqi Airways will resume flights to Kuwait on Saturday for the first time since the invasion in 1990. In December, Kuwait Airways dropped legal cases against Iraqi Airways in return for compensation of $500 million. However, Kuwait's state-run airline has not resumed flights to Iraq. Iraqi Airways flies to regional […]
By John Lee. Air Arabia has announced the launch of non-stop services to Baghdad, its fourth destination in Iraq, and 83rd worldwide. The inaugural flight G90361 will take off to the capital city on March 10, 2013. The low-cost pioneer will start three weekly services between Sharjah and Baghdad, which will be increased to five […]
By John Lee. Atlasjet Airlines has confirmed further details of its plans to launch new subsidiaries in Iraq and South Sudan later this year. According to the managing director of Zagros Air (Iraq), Can Akcay, Atlasjet's joint venture carrier with Zagros Group plans to launch operations from Erbil in spring with three Airbus aircraft after […]
