Lufthansa resumes flights to Iraq
February 20th, 2010
Lufthansa has become the first major European carrier in 20 years to resume its flights to Baghdad.
The German carrier has announced it is planning to fly to the Iraqi capital and Erbil in the north from Frankfurt and Munich this summer due to high demand and security issues easing within the country.
Lufthansa’s application for the Germany-Iraq flights is currently in discussions with Iraq’s government.
Lufthansa first started flying to Baghdad in 1956 but halted operation in 1990 because of the Gulf War.
According to BTN.com, German low-cost carrier Air Berlin is also planning to reinstate its service from Germany to Iraq (Erbil and Sulimaniyah) as early as next month.
Source:worldtravelguide.net
