ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Turkey’s main carrier, Turkish Airlines, is set to resume flights to Baghdad International Airport on Thursday, the facility’s director stated on Monday, after several months of suspensions since the outbreak of the Iran war in late February.
“Turkish Airlines is expected to resume flights to Baghdad on May 14, after a suspension that lasted more than two months following the closure of Iraqi airspace in February,” Harith al-Obaidi said in a statement.
He further noted that “Baghdad International Airport has restored 90 percent of its operational capacity following the resumption of flights by Qatar Airways” on Sunday.
Earlier this month, Turkish Airlines announced it would “operate round-trip flights from Istanbul to Erbil International Airport starting May 8.