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* Plans to boost capacity to 15 mln passengers per year * Wants to build 3 new terminals at Baghdad Iraq plans to double capacity at Baghdad International Airport to 15 million passengers per year, the head of the country's civil aviation authority said on Tuesday. After years of sanctions and war, Iraq plans billions […]
According to a report in Gulf News, the Iraqi government is approving master plans for airport investment around the country as it seeks to attract more airlines. A vision for the expansion of Baghdad International Airport has been in place for the past five years, but the government has now approved the master plan, said […]
An Italian Consortium called Iraq Public Company for Projects Implementation is affiliated to the Ministry of Transportation in order to participate in the implementation of the Baghdad Metro project. This follows the same procedure used to establishAl Fao great port. During a meeting between Baghdad Secretary Saber Al Issawi and the Italian Ambassador the company […]
Iraq Minister of Transportation Amer Abdul Jabbar Ismail said that the rentals of the ports and naval agencies and the incomes thereof increased from 10 to 50% in the light of the achievements in Iraqi ports due to the inauguration of the first project directed by a French company for a container berth and number […]
Captain Salim Jabbar, marine navigation department manager in Iraqi Ports Company, said "The largest two tugs, Al-Fayha'a and AlAshaar, will serve the Iraqi ports company, which will contribute to departing and docking operations from Basrah and Al-Ameeq oil ports." He added in an exclusive statement to Eye media reporter that "Iraqi ports are on the […]
The Iraqi Ports Company has taken delivery of two big tugs on Tuesday in Umm Qasr Port. “They are considered the biggest that have been used by the Iraqi Ports Company,” a local source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. He noted that the two tugs have been manufactured in Malaysia according to a contract with […]
FlyDubai’s chief executive CEO, Ghaith Al Ghaith, has said the airline is considering starting up services to Iraq."Iraq is definitely on our radar" and that the country is "currently underserved" he said. The chief executive of Qatar Airways has also said it was looking at expanding to multiple cities in the war-scarred country. If the […]
(Sources: The Telegraph, AFP, Bloomberg) Tensions between Iraq and Kuwait were raised last week when the first Iraqi Airways flight from Baghdad to London for 20 years was impounded at London's Gatwick Airport. The dispute dates back to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990, during which 10 Bombardier jets belonging to Kuwait Airways were […]
Iraqi and Kurdistan Region Ministers, diplomatic officials and the business community gathered on Tuesday to inaugurate Lufthansa’s first flights to Erbil International Airport, in the capital of the Kurdistan Region. Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Interior Minister Karim Sinjari and Iraq’s Deputy Prime Minister Dr Roj Shawis and Erbil’s diplomatic community participated in the ceremony. In […]
Annajaf International Airport Administration said that the airport has resumed receiving Arab and International aircraft. In fact, the airport received two airplanes from Bahrain transporting dozens of passengers. The airport supervisor Sadek Al Labban said that the first airplane was from Gulf Airlines carrying 120 passengers and the second was from Bahrain Airlines with dozens […]
Minister of Transport Aamer Abduljabbar said on Thursday that Najaf airport will be partially opened in the coming 48 hours. The Najaf council threatened last Monday (April 12) to declare civil disobedience and to close all the local departments if the central government refused to reopen Najaf’s international airport within 3 days. Intelligence reports stated […]
The Najaf council threatened on Monday to declare civil disobedience and to close all local departments if the central government refused to reopen Najaf’s international airport within 3 days. This came during an extraordinary session held by the local council, attended by Najaf Governor Adnan al-Zerfi, who announced that he will meet the premier to […]
