Dubai-Baghdad: Back in business

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Emirates will restart passenger flights to Baghdad from March 1, 2015. The airline suspended operations to the capital on January 26.

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Emirates will restart passenger flights to Baghdad from March 1, 2015. The airline suspended operations to the capital on January 26.

Emirates will again operate with six weekly flights to Baghdad, served by an A330-200 aircraft in a 3-class configuration.

Majid Al Mualla, Divisional Senior Vice President Commercial Operations, Centre for Emirates said: โ€œThe return of services between Dubai and Baghdad follows a comprehensive safety and security review in conjunction with the GCAA. Our flights to Baghdad have provided essential economic links for the capital and it is good news for our customers that we can now restart operations.โ€

Baghdad has been part of Emiratesโ€™ route network since 2011. The airline also operates services to Erbil and Basra.

WHAT TO TAKE AWAY FROM THIS ARTICLE:

  • Emirates will again operate with six weekly flights to Baghdad, served by an A330-200 aircraft in a 3-class configuration.
  • Our flights to Baghdad have provided essential economic links for the capital and it is good news for our customers that we can now restart operations.
  • โ€œThe return of services between Dubai and Baghdad follows a comprehensive safety and security review in conjunction with the GCAA.

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