Emirates to resume flights to Iraqi Kurdistan’s capital of Erbil
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates,— The Mideast’s biggest airline, Emirates, says it will resume flights from Dubai to the Iraqi Kurdistan’s capital of Erbil after halting them following advances by the...
View ArticleEmirates Airline to double its flights to Iraqi Kurdistan’s capital, Erbil
DUBAI,— Emirates Airline, which this month resumed services to Erbil, plans to double its weekly flights on the route from December 4 and carry 2,000 passengers a week. In August Emirates suspended...
View ArticleTurkey bans Kurdish plane from flying back to Iraqi Kurdistan
ERBIL-Hewlêr, Kurdistan region ‘Iraq’,— Turkish authorities have stopped a Kurdish private plane from Istanbul Ataturk airport from flying back to Iraqi Kurdistan Region. The Kurdish Private Airline...
View ArticleTurkey’s Atlasjet clarification over Kurdish Zagrosjet plane banned from flying
Atlasjet – PR— Ekurd.net ISTANBUL,— Regarding the news “Turkey Bans Kurdish Plane From Flying Back to Iraqi Kurdistan” published on Ekurd Daily, The Atlasjet Company issued the following statement :...
View ArticleIraqi Airways in talks to start direct flights from Manchester to Kurdistan
MANCHESTER,— There could soon be a direct non-stop flight between Manchester Airport and Iraqi Kurdistan. Saad Al-Khafaji, UK director of Iraqi Airways, has confirmed the Gulf airline hopes to launch...
View ArticleFlights at Iraqi Kurdistan airports on the rise
ERBIL-Hewler, Kurdistan region ‘Iraq’,—The number of flights and passengers who passed through Kurdistan airports last year was considerably higher than the year before, according to official figures...
View ArticleIraqi Airways to launch first ever services from Manchester to Kurdistan
LONDON,— Iraqi Airways, the national flag carrier of Iraq, is to introduce direct flights from Manchester to the Middle East for the first time. On March 15 the airline will begin services to Slemani...
View ArticleUAE’s Emirates, Etihad and FlyDubai airlines suspend flights to Iraqi Kurdistan
DUBAI,— United Arab Emirates airlines Emirates, flydubai and Etihad Airways have suspended flights to Kurdistan’s capital city of Erbil, the airlines said in separate statements on Sunday, citing...
View ArticleIraqi Kurdistan reassures airline carriers on safety of its airspace
ERBIL-Hewler, Kurdistan region ‘Iraq’,— Deputy prime minister of Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government KRG, Qubad Talabani, Thursday chaired a meeting to discuss and assess the state of airports and...
View ArticleAustrian, Lufthansa airlines suspend Iraqi Kurdistan flights
BERLIN,— Lufthansa and its Austrian Airlines unit have suspended flights to Iraqi Kurdistan capital city of Erbil until March 23, the German carrier said on Monday. Lufthansa did not give a reason for...
View ArticleGermany’s Lufthansa to resume Iraqi Kurdistan flights: consul
ERBIL-Hewler, Kurdistan region ‘Iraq’,— German carrier Lufthansa will soon resume service to Iraqi Kurdistan capital, Erbil, Germany’s general consul to Erbil said on Tuesday, without giving a date for...
View ArticleDelta World Charter announces first successful cargo flight to Iraqi Kurdistan
DUBAI,— DELTA WORLD CHARTER (the “Company”), in cooperation with its partners MENA Aviation and Iraqi Airways, successfully operated its first 747-200F cargo charter to Iraq on April 22, 2015.The...
View ArticleUAE’s Emirates airline to resume flights to Iraqi Kurdistan’s capital
DUBAI,— Emirates airline will resume services to Iraqi Kurdistan’s capital city of Erbil, next month after the service was suspended due to the threat from Islamic State group (IS). The United Arab...
View ArticleInternational airports in Iraqi Kurdistan closed, temporarily
ERBIL-Hewler, Kurdistan region ‘Iraq’,— Iraq closed its Kurdistan airspace to commercial flights on Monday for at least two days due to military traffic from Russia’s air campaign in neighboring Syria,...
View ArticleSweden suspends flights to Iraqi Kurdistan over security concerns
STOCKHOLM,— Sweden has suspended all flights to Iraq’s Kurdistan Region because of concerns about increased military activity in the area, the country’s transport agency said on Friday. Iraq closed its...
View ArticleOnce again, Iraqi Kurdistan’s international airports closed
HEWLÊR-Erbil, Kurdistan region ‘Iraq’,— Once again, Baghdad has closed Kurdistan region airspace to commercial flights on Sunday for at least two days due to military traffic from Russia’s air campaign...
View ArticleIraqi Kurdistan asks Russia to avoid Kurdish airspace for Syria missions
HEWLÊR-Erbil, Kurdistan region ‘Iraq’,— Karim Sinjari, the interior minister of Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), met with Russian Consul General to Erbil Victor Simakov on Monday to hold...
View ArticleIraqi Kurdistan govt asks Russia to avoid Kurdish airspace for Syria air...
HEWLÊR-Erbil, Kurdistan region ‘Iraq’,— Russia should avoid Kurdish airspace for air raids in Syria because they are disrupting operations at the Kurdistan region’s two airports, Iraq’s Kurdistan...
View ArticleClosures cost of Iraqi Kurdistan’s Sulaimani Int’l airport over $385,000
SULAIMANI, Kurdistan region ‘Iraq’,— Airport closures due to Russian missile activity over Iraq’s Kurdistan Region cost Sulaimani International Airport hundreds of thousands of dollars, the airport’s...
View ArticleBaghdad approves plans to transform Iraq’s Kirkuk airbase into civil airport
KIRKUK,— Iraq approved plans to transform the air base in Kirkuk into a modern civic airport. To do so it is seeking an investor to carry out the project an Iraqi MP told Rudaw, citing that several...
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