Emirates
Airline will recommence passenger flights to Baghdad from 17th of next month,
after services were suspended in January due to safety reasons.
Emirates
will operate four weekly flights to Baghdad, served by an A330-200 aircraft in
a three class configuration.
Sheikh
Majid Al Mualla, Divisional Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations Centre
for Emirates, said, "After conducting an exhaustive safety and security
review, we have decided to restart services between Dubai and Baghdad.
Commercial air transport has been one of the cornerstones of economic
development for Iraq and we want to continue to support the development of
economic opportunities in Baghdad by increasing access to international markets
and inward investment."
Emirates
services to Baghdad from 17th September to 23rd October will depart as EK
941/942 on Monday and Thursday from Dubai and EK 943/944 will operate on Friday
and Sunday. EK 941 will depart Dubai at 07:15hrs arriving at Baghdad
International Airport at 08:50hrs. The return flight, EK 942 will depart
Baghdad International Airport at 10:40hrs arriving in Dubai at 14:00hrs. EK 943
will depart Dubai at 12:35hrs arriving at Baghdad International Airport at
14:20hrs. The return flight, EK 944 will depart Baghdad International Airport
at 15:55hrs arriving in Dubai at 19:15hrs.
Timings
will change from 25th October. Emirates services to Baghdad will continue to
depart as EK 941/942 on Monday and Thursday from Dubai and EK 943/944 will
operate on Friday and Sunday. EK 941 will depart Dubai at 07:55hrs arriving at
Baghdad International Airport at 09:40hrs. The return flight, EK 942 will
depart Baghdad International Airport at 11:35hrs arriving in Dubai at 14:50hrs.
EK 943 will depart Dubai at 12:30hrs arriving at Baghdad International Airport
at 14:15hrs. The return flight, EK 944 will depart Baghdad International
Airport at 15:45hrs arriving in Dubai at 19:10hrs.
Baghdad
has been part of Emirates’ route network since 2011. The airline operates four
weekly services to Erbil and a double daily service to Basra.–End-
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