Turkish Airlines resumes flights to Iraq’s Sulaymaniyah
Turkish Airlines aircraft flies to Sulaymaniyah city after lifting of flight ban that was imposed in Sept. 2017
A passenger plane of Turkish Airlines lands on Sulaymaniyah International Airport after Turkish authorities remove the 15 months flight ban in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq on January 26, 2019. ( Feriq Fereç - Anadolu Agency )
By Haydar Karaalp
BAGHDAD
Turkey's national flag carrier Turkish Airlines resumed its flights to the Iraqi city of Sulaymaniyah after the lifting of the ban that was imposed
Ali Khalil Ibrahim, an Iraqi civil aviation authority chief, said in a statement on Saturday that Turkish Airlines operated its first flight to the Sulaymaniyah International Airport from Istanbul.
Ibrahim stated that Iraqi Airways will hold flights from Sulaymaniyah to Istanbul in
On Sept. 29, 2017, Iraq’s central government had imposed a ban on all international flights to and from the Kurdish region.
The ban against Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports had come in response to the Sept. 25,
On Wednesday, Turkey’s Transport and Infrastructure Minister Cahit Turhan said that the ban on flights to Sulaymaniyah would be lifted on Friday.
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