Flights between Turkey, Iraq suspended over coronavirus

A girl waits to board a flight at the departure hall of Baghdad international airport. (File/AFP)
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Updated 02 August 2020
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Flights between Turkey, Iraq suspended over coronavirus

  • Iraq reopened Baghdad and southern airports last week for international travel

BAGHDAD: Flights between Turkey and Iraq have been suspended because of rising coronavirus infections in Turkey, Iraq’s Aviation Authority said on Sunday.
Iraq reopened Baghdad and southern airports last week for international travel after months of closure caused by the coronavirus pandemic.


UAE says Algeria move to end air pact has no immediate impact on flights

Updated 08 February 2026
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UAE says Algeria move to end air pact has no immediate impact on flights

  • On Saturday, ‌Algeria said it ‍has ‍begun the ‍process of cancelling its air services agreement with the ​UAE, signed in Abu Dhabi in 2013

ABU DHABI: The United Arab Emirates said that Algeria's ​notification to terminate an air services agreement between the two countries will not ‌have any "immediate ‌impact ‌on flight ⁠operations", ​the ‌state news agency WAM reported on Sunday, citing the country's General Civil Aviation ⁠Authority (GCAA).
On Saturday, ‌Algeria said it ‍has ‍begun the ‍process of cancelling its air services agreement with the ​UAE, signed in Abu Dhabi in 2013.
GCAA ⁠said the air services agreement with Algeria remained in force "during the legally mandated notice period," without giving further details.