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Yes, There Are Regular Flights to Iraq Now

Where: Iraq
April 21, 2010 at 8:49 AM | by | Comments (3)

We’re not going to get into the political discussion about Iraq, but we do want to talk about visiting Iraq. Sure it might not be the safest destination in the world right now, but it’s probably not the most dangerous. After years of restrictions and regulations there are finally some flights going to and from Baghdad International Airport connecting Iraq with the rest of the world. Here’s three airlines and their new routes that will get you to Baghdad and beyond.

· Land With Lufthansa
Grab a decent in-flight cocktail or beer and relax on your way to Iraq. Lufthansa announced that they’d be sending planes to and from Baghdad from both Munich and Frankfurt starting this summer. It’s been roughly twenty years since the airline had service to Iraq, but they’re now planning to go full speed ahead. Besides Baghdad the airline is also planning to hit up Northern Iraq and the city of Erbil beginning on April 25. We’re thinking this could be delayed by a bit due to all the recent volcano stuff.

· Explore With Etihad
You’re already in the Middle East on holiday, so you might as well swing by Iraq to see how things are holding up. Etihad can make that happen since they are starting service on April 26 between Abu Dhabi and Baghdad. They’re still waiting for the final government paperwork to be signed, but they’ll be sending Airbus A320 airplanes back and forth several times a week. Just like Lufthansa they’ve got their eyes on Erbil too, but that won’t start until June.

· Investigate With Iraqi
The airline has been around since the 1940s, but Iraqi Airways still isn’t a major force in world travel. However, they are pretty good when it comes to getting around Iraq, but they weren’t that great about helping passengers get into Western Europe. Things were set to change as the airline was all set to launch service to London-Gatwick, but that ash cloud was a pretty major setback. Originally things were set to begin on April 17, but hopefully they’ll be able to put the inaugural flight champagne on ice just a little longer.

Related Stories:
· New Service Between Frankfurt and Erbil [Lufthansa]
· Etihad Airways to Launch Flights to Iraq [Asia Travel Tips]
· Volcanic Ash: Europe Flights Grounded For Third Day [BBC]
· Airline News coverage [Jaunted]

[Photo: Wikimedia]

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Always good to see a flag carrier prosper

The first Iraqi Airways flight from London to Baghdad is now scheduled for this Saturday (24 April). They've fought hard to restore this route after an absence of 20 years and I wish them well.
riverscrap on April 21, 2010 at 9:28 AM #Permalink

I wonder

Are they still doing that horrid "corkscrew landing" thing?
Christopher Gamblee Wallendjack on April 21, 2010 at 10:50 AM #Permalink

Not the first

There have been flights between Sweden and Iraq for almost year now actually, Erbil mostly. Also a UK-Sweden-Iraq flight. Viking airlines and Iraqi Airways are among those.
stefaneh on April 21, 2010 at 10:08 PM #Permalink

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