Iraqi Airways announced on Tuesday the resumption of direct flights between the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, and the Russian capital, Moscow, starting next Saturday.
According to the Iraqi News Agency (INA), the statement from Iraqi Airways read, “Direct flights between Baghdad and Moscow will resume from next Saturday, September 30th, with two flights per week.”
Director General of Iraqi Airways Manaf Abdel-Monem stated in July that the successive arrival of the new planes during the coming five years will be accompanied by the operation of flights to new destinations to cover the world.
Abdel-Monem explained that the company plans to operate flights to Oman, Indonesia, Malaysia and China.
Iraqi Airways had signed a contract with Boeing to purchase 26 planes, including 10 787 Dreamliners.
Iraqi Airways received the first of 10 planes ordered from the aircraft industry company to profitably develop its network and connect Iraq to more international destinations.
Iraq’s national carrier is working on developing its fleet because, according to reports, air traffic in the Middle East is witnessing a more than 40 percent increase compared to 2022.
