23rd May 2013
MEA inaugurates flights to Najaf, its third destination in Iraq
MEA launches low-frequency service from Beirut Airport to Najaf Airport in Iraq.
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30th January 2013
Qatar Airways inaugurates Najaf as its third Iraqi destination
Qatar Airways commences services from its Doha hub to Najaf Airport, its third destination in Iraq.
5th December 2012
Mahan Air adds Najaf as its third destination in Iraq
Mahan Air expands in Iraq with thrice-weekly service from Teheran to Najaf.
16th August 2012
Iraq’s airports better connected to MEB3 hubs and Turkey
Iraq’s airports have attracted over a dozen new services from foreign airlines in the last 12 months. Which airports are now better connected to which major hubs, and which foreign airline now serves all six of Iraq’s commercial airports?
10th May 2012
Iraqi Airways launches second route to India
Iraqi Airways now flies to Mumbai in India from Baghdad via Najaf.
26th April 2012
Jazeera Airways launches new route from Kuwait City to Najaf
Jazeera Airways connects Najaf in Iraq and Kuwait City.
1st February 2012
flydubai launches new route to Najaf in Iraq from its Dubai base
flydubai now flies from Dubai International Airport to Najaf in Iraq, competing with Iraqi Airways and indirectly with Air Arabia.
1st September 2011
Iraq welcomes the return of Egyptair; Emirates coming to Baghdad in November joining Etihad and Austrian
How many airports with scheduled services does Iraq currently have? Which major carriers serve them and from where? Which LCCs offer flights to the country and which new services have launched this year? What is the current state of the Iraqi Airways fleet and what routes does it offer from Baghdad and Erbil.
13th July 2011
Turkish Airlines launches new routes to Najaf and Kabul from Istanbul
Turkish Airlines launches new routes to its fourth Iraqi destination, Najaf, and the capital of Afghanistan, Kabul, from its hub at Istanbul Atatürk Airport.
15th June 2010
New routes launched during the last week
(Tuesday 8 June – Monday 14 June):
The United States dominated the world’s route launches this week, which is detailed in our top story, but a major political breakthrough for flights between Taiwan and mainland China resulted in three airlines launching the same route. The total of 65 new routes involved 60 airports in the US, followed by Germany, China, Spain, the UK and Italy, each with four to six airports featured. Read all about it and see the fantastic photos, including rock stars and three national football teams.
9th October 2009
New routes launched during the last week
(Saturday 3 October – Friday 9 October):
More interesting new routes started this week involving airports in Bahrain, Barbados, Canada, France, Iraq, Norway, Oman, Russia, the UK, Ukraine and the USA. Can Oman Air come up with another cake as good as last week’s award-winning creation?
