Iraqi sell 200 tickets on its maiden voyage to London

Iraqi sell 200 tickets on its maiden voyage to London
17/02/2013 (23:00 pm)


BAGHDAD / Press-term _ and agencies

The Ministry confirmed transport, on Sunday to resume flights to Kuwait on Wednesday noting that it represents a new beginning for relations back flights between the two countries after a hiatus of 22 years. Announced Iraqi Airways intention flights to London starting from next month confirmed sell 200 tickets so far.

An advisor to the Minister of Transport Karim Nouri for "Alsumaria" News that "Iraqi Airways will resume flights to Kuwait through launching the first Iraqi plane from Baghdad airport to the State of Kuwait," adding that "this step will be a new beginning for relations back flights between the two countries after a 22-year hiatus.

He predicted Nouri that "going Iraqi Airways flights to Kuwait twice weekly to transport passengers to and from Kuwait and from all Iraqi airports and by visitors," noting that "Kuwait was flies to Iraq via Jazeera Airways, which is a private company Kuwait." It announced Iraqi Airways, yesterday, its intention flights to London starting from next month, and with an eye to conduct three flights a week from airports Baghdad and Sulaimaniyah after a break of more than 23 years, confirmed sell 200 tickets so far for this flights. said Director General of Iraqi Airways Saad al-Khafaji, said in an interview to the agency (UPS or British) and seen by (long-Presse), "The flights between Iraq and the United Kingdom will start from the fifth month of March next three times a week after outage lasted more than 23 years, "noting that" these flights will be from Gatwick Airport in London to Baghdad and to the city of Sulaimaniya in the Kurdistan region. "

Khafaji said that "Iraqi Airways will use Airbus (ie 330) purchased by the newly conduct flights Mbachertan from London to Baghdad and a trip to Sulaymaniyah in every week," stressing that "the company aims to increase its flights to six flights per week in the middle of the month next June. "

He Khafaji said that "about 200 tickets have been sold within the new flights, which were distributed among Iraqi expatriates and businessmen."

Sources close to the Iraqi Airways "The agency (ie KPMG to travel) in London specialized trips Iraqi are running sales these tickets in the United Kingdom, with an estimated price primer for the trip which takes five hours and a half 470 £ for economy class and 1400 pounds For business class ", and showed that all flights would fall for an hour at the airport in Malmo in Sweden and in order to facilitate the conduct security checks before entering the trip to the UK," noting that "Sweden has a lot of Iraqi nationals in the Diaspora."

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