Monday, December 16, 2024

Transportation: More Than 600 Aircraft Cross Iraqi Airspace Daily, 17 DEC

Transportation: More Than 600 Aircraft Cross Iraqi Airspace Daily


The Ministry of Transport announced today, Sunday, that more than 600 aircraft are registered crossing Iraqi airspace daily.

The Director of the General Company for Airports and Air Navigation Management at the Ministry, Abbas Al-Baydani, said in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA): “The Iraqi airspace witnessed a noticeable increase in the number of passing aircraft, in addition to incoming and outgoing flights at Iraqi airports, as more than 600 passing aircraft were recorded daily during the past seven days.”

He added, "The Iraqi airspace is recording a noticeable increase in air traffic for incoming, outgoing and transiting flights, at a rate of (600 to 630) transiting aircraft per day, and (110 to 120) incoming and outgoing aircraft per day."

He stressed that "these figures highlight the importance of Iraqi airspace as a vital air corridor in the region," praising "the efforts of air navigation personnel who contributed to ensuring the smooth flow of air traffic and providing distinguished services to travelers and airlines."

He pointed out that "the General Company for Airports and Air Navigation Management continues to work, with the direct support and supervision of the Minister of Transport, Razzaq Muhaibis Al-Saadawi, to enhance operational capabilities and infrastructure, to meet the continuous increase in air traffic."


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