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Source: Reuters
Iraq's national airline plans to resume direct flights between
Baghdad and Paris after 20 years, the government said, prompted by
demand following a drop in violence levels and a rise in investor
interest.
State-owned Iraqi Airways will sign an agreement with French
authorities in mid-November to resume weekly flights between
Baghdad and Paris, Iraq's cabinet said in a statement.
More airlines are opening routes into Iraq after a fall in violence
over the past 18 months, despite the hazards of air travel into a
country where bombings and attacks remain common.
Flights from Baghdad to other Middle Eastern destinations have
jumped in recent years, and airlines have slowly begun opening up
direct routes to European destinations.
Iraqi Airways recently began direct flights to Stockholm, and is
eyeing direct flights to Germany as its next destination, an
airline official said.
