Iraqi Airways takes off again after 14 years
After being grounded for some 14 years, Iraqi Airways resumed commercial flights yesterday – even if very few people were aware of it.
The online news service Channel News Asia reports that the very first flight, from Amman to Baghdad, had no passengers on board because the resumption of flights had been announced to late for tickets to be sold.
The next flight, from Baghdad to Damascus, had only an official delegation on board – and while this attracted no paying customers, the carrier will run flights between the three cities on a daily basis.
The airline reportedly only has one functioning plane – a Boeing 737 – the website reports. Iraqi Airways foreign offices director Ayad Hamam is quoted as saying: “All this we have done without any help from the Americans or the government.”
Hamam reportedly added that a one-way economy ticket from Baghdad to Ammam costs US$400, with a one-way fare from Baghdad to Damascus costing US$300.
Report by Tim Gillett, News From Abroad Ltd
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