By John Lee.
Iraq’s state-owned airline has launched its first flight to Kuwait since the invasion of the country in 1990.
Reuters reports that Iraq’s foreign and transport ministers travelled on the Iraqi Airways flight on Wednesday, in what is viewed as a sign of improving relations between the two countries.
In December, Kuwait’s state-run airline dropped legal cases against Iraq in return for compensation of $ 500 million.
The Iraqi transport ministry said there would now be regular flights between the countries.
(Source: Reuters)
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By John Lee.
Reuters reports that Iraqi Airways will resume flights to Kuwait on Saturday for the first time since the invasion in 1990.
In December, Kuwait Airways dropped legal cases against Iraqi Airways in return for compensation of $ 500 million.
However, Kuwait’s state-run airline has not resumed flights to Iraq.
Iraqi Airways flies to regional destinations such as Beirut, Dubai, Tehran and Amman, but legal cases made it difficult to start flights to European destinations where it risked its planes being confiscated.
The National Iraqi News Agency reports that Iraqi Airways is preparing to resume flights to London next month.
(Sources: Reuters, NINA)
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