An overview of the Iraqi Airways routes as of recent.
Iraqi Airways Company, operating as Iraqi Airways,[1] is the national carrier of Iraq, headquartered in Baghdad,[2][3] with its main base at Baghdad International Airport. One of the oldest airlines in the Middle East, Iraqi Airways operates five domestic and 10 international routes in Africa, Asia and Europe since having resumed operations in 2003. Seven others were suspended in between.[clarification needed] The airline was said to have ceased operations on 26 May 2010, partly due to claims for compensation from Kuwait arising out of the Gulf War, but continues to operate domestic and regional routes.
Iraqi Airways was founded in 1945 and is a member of the Arab Air Carriers' Organization. It operated its first flight on 29 January 1946. It has since expanded into a global airline covering a wide network of destinations in Africa, Asia, Europe, North and South America prior to the 1980–88 Iran–Iraq War as and the 1990 Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. Ensuing sanctions brought the airline's services to a halt, and random charters for Hajj were operated in defiance during the 90s.
The destination list shows airports that are served by Iraqi Airways as part of its regular scheduled passenger services. The list includes the city and country name, the airport codes of the International Air Transport Association (IATA airport code) and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO airport code), and the airport name. Additionally, there are labels for airports that are the airline's base and terminated stations.[4][5]
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Note - Iraqi Airways also served Lydda[42] in British Mandate Palestine until early May 1948.
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