Iraqi airways cancels flights to Syria till further notice

[sabra]

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Iraqi airways cancels flights to Syria till further notice

Baghdad, Jan 31, (VOI)- The Iraqi airways cancelled all flights scheduled from Baghdad to Damascus as of Wednesday and till a further notice, an official source at Baghdad international airport said.

The source, who asked not to be named, told VOI "a flight that was scheduled for today was cancelled at orders from the company."

[Jacobin]

1. In other news, there is an Iraqi Airline?

wtf does it fly in and out of?
surely not Baghdad.

:shrug:

[Sen. Walter Sobchak]

3. sort of...

Apprently the flights are however opperated by South African mercenaries

[Parche]

4. Iraqi airways

This is their new service with their new airplanes

[Sen. Walter Sobchak]

5. ha

Looks like they bought that plane second hand from Northwest Airlines

[BeyondGeography]

2. No more earning valuable miles for your Baghdad-Damascus runs

[Eugene]

6. Security crackdown - Iraq has cancelled ALL flights to and from Syria.

(Associated Press)

Iraq Halts Flights to and From Syria


Thursday February 1, 2007 2:31 AM

AP Photo AMMA106

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA

Associated Press Writer

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Iraq indefinitely halted all flights to and from Syria and
closed a border crossing with Iran as the government prepares for a new security
crackdown aimed at crushing violence in the capital and surrounding regions,
a member of parliament and an airport official said Wednesday.

The airport official said flights to and from Syria would be canceled for at least
two weeks and that service had been interrupted on Tuesday. The official spoke
on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to reveal the information.

Hassan al-Sunneid, a legislator and member of the parliament Defense and Security
Committee, said the move "was in preparation for the security plan. The state will
decide when the flights will resume."

The actions were seen as a signal to both countries not to interfere in Iraq's
affairs as U.S. and Iraqi forces prepare for the major crackdown on armed groups
in the capital.

-snip-

Full article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6384728,00.html