Transportation: open six air routes pass through the country soon

Transportation: open six air routes pass through the country soon



4/26/2017 0:00

Will increase the number of passers-by to 600 aircraft per day
Baghdad / Jinan al-Asadi
In a new triumph added to Iraq's record as a sign of strength and achieve security in its lands, heading the Ministry of Transport to open six air routes over the next few period after the opening of corridors Air transit of foreign aircraft through its airspace again, which closed since 2014, which will raise the number of passers-by aircraft through to 600 a day.
Transport Minister Kazem cup Hamami, said a special statement »Sabah» on the sidelines of the celebration organized by his ministry on Tuesday to mark the resumption of opening Iraqi airspace to foreign aircraft after the closure 2014, the opening passages again, a great achievement recorded for Iraq for the oil pipeline of significant financial revenues contribute to the advancement by air transport.
He added that « the tremendous victories achieved by the heroes of the security forces and the popular crowd, was one of the required security requirements when the global aviation systems», stressing that without the victories achieved in the liberation of the areas of abomination «Daesh», for the lifting of the ban.
He said Hamami, that «there first Hzeran on Iraqi planes to fly over European airspace and imposed by the European Aviation Safety Agency, while the second includes a ban imposed by the US federal agency, preventing foreign aircraft from passing over Iraqi airspace».
He stressed that his ministry managed to lift the second ban after the provision of new air corridors safe, especially Iraq geographical location represents a confluence of three continents point, revealing that the month of June next will attend a committee of the Organization (Alayath) European to lift the ban on overflights flying green over the atmosphere of European, He expressed optimism about the lifting of the ban, especially after the application of all the requirements and international safety standards and safety.
Transport Minister disclosed that the most important achievements of the General Establishment of Civil Aviation during the last term, is the graduation of 55 young people from the protection of aircraft cycle, and the graduation of 20 pilots qualified which is what is happening for the first time since 2003.
For his part, the director of air traffic control in the General Establishment of the airline said civil Fadel Kata, a special permit »Sabah», that his department is moving to open six air routes, especially after the resumption of opening air corridors for the passage of foreign aircraft through the air, including increasing the number of passers -by aircraft through Iraqi airspace to 600 a day, and it was converted air line path from the region North West , which was passing Fu S Mosul to the north - eastern region, stressing that it was opened by three airlines through that path, and will increase to six after the liberation of Mosul,

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