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Direct Flights Between Iraq and India

Indian aviation authorities have approved a plan by Iraq’s national carrier, Iraqi Airways, to operate four return flights every week to Baghdad — two each from Delhi and Mumbai. “The first flight will be launched on February 12,” Bharat Bhushan, Director General of Civil Aviation, told The Indian Express. An Indian ministry official said: “We […]

flydubai Launches Najaf Route

The fourth of the new routes into Iraq by low cost airline flydubai was completed today with the inaugural flight to Najaf. It began its three-times weekly service to Najaf today when the inaugural flight, FZ221, departed Dubai Terminal 2 at 0700hrs, and landed in Najaf International Airport at 0840hrs local time. The return flight, […]

Emirates Strengthens its Commitment to Iraq

In an initiative to support developing Iraqi business segments, Emirates has announced a 75 per-cent additional capacity increase between Dubai and Baghdad, growing its services to seven flights per week. Starting from 2nd February 2012, EK941 will depart daily from Dubai at 07:55am touching down at Baghdad International Airport at 09:40am the same day. At […]

flydubai Starts Flights to Baghdad

flydubai, Dubai's pioneering low cost airline, added to its expanding network yesterday with the start of flights to Baghdad. flydubai’s inaugural flight, FZ215, took off from Dubai Terminal 2 at 1355hrs yesterday, landing at Baghdad International Airport at 1545hrs. In addition to Erbil and Sulaimaniyah, the four-times weekly flight to Baghdad increases flydubai’s presence in […]

Flydubai adds two new Iraqi routes

Flydubai has added two additional Iraqi destinations to its network with flights to Baghdad and Najaf due to start in the New Year. The new routes bring flydubai's network to 48 destinations across 27 countries in the Gulf, Middle East, Africa, Indian Sub-Continent, Asia and the fringes of Europe. Flydubai launched services to Iraq in […]

Etihad Airways Becomes Biggest Shareholder in airberlin

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has agreed to increase its stake in airberlin, Europe’s sixth largest airline, to 29.21 per cent, becoming airberlin’s largest single shareholder. The strategic move, announced today in Berlin by Etihad Airways Chief Executive Officer James Hogan and airberlin CEO Hartmut Mehdorn, connects the airlines’ extensive […]

Baghdad welcomes Emirates’ Inaugural Flight

Emirates Airlines touched down in Baghdad on Sunday, marking its first flight to the capital city of Iraq. Amongst the passengers onboard the inaugural was Ahmed Khoory, Emirates’ Senior Vice President Commercial Operations, Gulf, Middle East and Iran with his special guests Sheikh Jumaa Al Maktoum, Chairman SJM Group of Companies, Salah Al Ansari, Director […]

Details of New Pegasus Routes to Erbil

Turkey's low-cost airliner Pegasus is expected to start operating flights to Erbil, Kurdistan Region's capital city, as it looks to open new routes. Erbil International Airport manager Talar Fayaq told AKnews that the airport board is currently in talks with a number of airliners to seek possibilities of opening routes to the capital of the […]

Emirates to launch Baghdad route

Emirates will launch its Dubai-Baghdad route on November 13, making the Iraqi capital its 115th international destination. Trade Arabia reports that Emirates held a gala dinner in Baghdad to mark the occasion. “Baghdad has been on our wish list for some time and we are now ready for our launch on the 13th November,” said […]

Etihad to Increase Services to Erbil

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, will double its flights from Abu Dhabi to Erbil at the beginning of September. The current twice-weekly service will increase to four services per week, complementing Etihad's daily operation to its other Iraqi destination, Baghdad. Etihad commenced two-class Airbus A320 operations to Erbil in June […]

First Direct Flight from Istanbul to Najaf

Turkish Airlines operated its first direct flight from Istanbul to Najaf on Tuesday. AKnews reports that the plane carried Turkish businessmen to the holy city. The airline will operate three flights from Istanbul to Najaf every week with plans to increase the number of flights gradually to reach 7 flights per week. Head of Najaf […]

Baghdad is Ready for Boarding

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