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Iraq allows Iranian airlines up to 40 daily flights to Najaf
On Friday, Iraq allowed Iranian airlines to operate up to 40 flights a day to and from Najaf International Airport. The arrangement excludes Mahan Air and is expected to facilitate travel for patients, religious visitors and tourists.
Under Iraq’s decision, Najaf International Airport will accept up to 40 flights a day from Iranian airlines and permit the same number of flights to depart from the airport. Mahan Air was excluded from the arrangement.
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi said he welcomed the positive response from the U.S. government to Baghdad’s initiatives. Al-Zaidi also pointed to the cooperation undertaken to secure the requested exemption.
Al-Zaidi said the decision would facilitate transportation for passengers, particularly patients, religious visitors and tourists, and noted that air travel was not limited to transportation between two airports. The Iraqi prime minister described the connection as a bridge of communication between peoples.
Al-Zaidi said Iraq conducts its foreign relations in line with the interests of its people and noted that they aim to establish balanced and positive relations with different countries.
Baghdad’s decision was announced a day after Tehran called for the removal of flight restrictions between the two countries. Iran said the existing restrictions created difficulties for religious visitors, patients, students and businesspeople, and asked Iraq to take steps to reestablish regular air links.
Iran argued that the restrictions on flights stemmed from U.S. sanctions. Privately operated Iranian airline Mahan Air has been under U.S. sanctions since 2011. The U.S. Treasury Department placed the company on its sanctions list over allegations that it provided financial, material and technological support to the Quds Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
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