Iraq bans Boeing 737 MAX aircraft from its airspace
BAGHDAD,— Iraq on Wednesday banned U.S. planemaker Boeing Co’s 737 MAX aircraft from entering or transiting its airspace, a statement from the civil aviation authority said. It said the decision was...
View ArticleAnadoluJet launches direct flights between Turkey and Iraqi Kurdistan
HEWLÊR-Erbil, Iraq’s Kurdistan region,— Direct flights by AnadoluJet between Iraqi Kurdistan capital city of Erbil and Gaziantep and Erbil and Diyarbakir began on Thursday with the hope of boosting...
View ArticleAirline launches new flights between Netherlands and Iraqi Kurdistan
HEWLÊR-Erbil, Iraq’s Kurdistan region,— The first direct flights from a Dutch airport in Eindhoven, operated by Turkish company Freebird Airlines, arrived in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region capital of Erbil on...
View ArticleIraqi Kurdistan airports see record number of travelers: officials
SULAIMANI, Iraq’s Kurdistan region,— Since the beginning of 2019, an average of 6,000 passengers per day traveled through Erbil and Sulaimani airports, credit to the improving economic situation of...
View ArticleFlights between Iraqi Kurdistan and Iran’s Kish Island launched
SULAIMANI, Iraq’s Kurdistan region,— Two-way air flight between Kish Island and Sulaimani city in Iraqi Kurdistan Region was launched after first airplane carrying tourists from Kurdistan Region landed...
View ArticleIraqi Kurdistan’s Erbil airport denies entry to three Chinese over coronavirus
HEWLÊR-Erbil, Iraq’s Kurdistan region,— Erbil International Airport in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq denied entry to three Chinese citizens over fears about the coronavirus outbreak in...
View ArticleBahrain’s Gulf Air resumes flights to Iraqi Kurdistan: director
HEWLÊR-Erbil, Iraq’s Kurdistan region,— Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, has resumed its flights to Erbil, the Iraqi Kurdistan Region’s capital city. Director General of Erbil...
View ArticleIraq rocket attack hits U.S. forces in Kurdistan region, killing contractor
HEWLÊR-Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan region,— A rocket attack on U.S.-led forces in Iraqi Kurdistan Region late on Monday killed a civilian contractor and injured a U.S. service member, the U.S. coalition in...
View ArticleDrone attack targets U.S. forces base in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan
HEWLÊR-Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan region,— An attack Wednesday on an airport in Erbil, capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, was carried out by drone, the Kurdish interior ministry said, in an unprecedented...
View ArticleBomb-laden drones hit Erbil airport in Iraqi Kurdistan: officials
HEWLÊR-Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan region,— Explosive-laden drones attacked Erbil international airport in Iraqi Kurdistan Region late on Tuesday, close to the American consulate, Kurdish authorities said....
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 — 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 received...
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...
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