flydubai enhances Iraqi network
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Flydubai will add an additional Iraqi destination to its network, with four-times weekly flights to Basra scheduled to begin on August 8th, 2012.
Basra joins Baghdad, Najaf, Sulaimaniyah, and Erbil, connecting flydubai’s Iraqi route to five points in the region.
Commenting on the prospects between the UAE and Iraq, which saw trade exchange between the two nations account for more than US$4.5 billion in 2011[1], flydubai’s CEO, Ghaith Al Ghaith, said: “We hope that our expanding network will further promote travel between the UAE and Iraq, not only for the business community but also for the thousands of Iraqi expatriates residing in the UAE.”
Iraq’s ongoing reconstruction work and the development of sectors such as energy, construction, retail, and agriculture indicate that the main demand for the new route will be business traffic. Besides its commercial interests, Iraq is also home to a number of significant historical and religious sites.