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"Basra airport now run by Iraqis"

  
Wednesday, December 26, 2007

Basra airport now run by Iraqis   
The Middle East North Africa Financial Network - MENAFN


The Basra Airport Director said that this is the first time since the US-led
invasion in 2003 Basra airport is being run by Iraqis having taken four
years of training and cooperation to reach this point, Quad-City Times
reported. 

In 2007 alone about 31,000 pilgrims traveled from Iraq, including over 3,600
by air from Basra, for the airport's staff this is the busiest time of year.

It is noteworthy that every month there are over 250 civilian flights into
and out of Basra by commercial airlines including Iraqi airways, Royal
Jordanian, Jordan Integrated Air Cargo, Gulf International and Valan.
Destinations they serve include Kuwait, Dubai, Jordan, Tehran and Bahrain,
as well as a number of major Iraqi cities.


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