Iraqi Airways to resume daily Baghdad-Beirut flights on April 28

BAGHDAD — Iraqi Airways announced Thursday it will resume direct daily flights between Baghdad and Beirut starting April 28, following the reopening of Iraqi airspace earlier this month.

The airline said the resumption was part of a strategic plan “to expand the destination network and enhance air connectivity with regional capitals.”

Iraq shut its airspace on Feb. 28 after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran triggered missile and drone activity across the region. The closure was extended ten consecutive times over 38 days, grounding all commercial flights, stranding thousands of Iraqis abroad and disrupting the travel and tourism sectors. The Civil Aviation Authority reopened airspace and all airports on April 8 following a ceasefire between the United States and Iran.