The first Saudi airline to fly to Iraq since 1990




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Air said [people] Saudi Arabia, said Wednesday that it will launch flights to Iraq to become the first Saudi airline to do so in more than 25 years.
The airline said in a statement on its website "flights from major airports in the Kingdom will start to a number of Iraqi cities in the coming weeks."
"This is a historic moment for us in Nas Konna, the first Saudi airline to land on the brotherly land of Iraq after this long interruption," said Bandar al-Muhanna, chief executive officer of Nas.
Flights between Saudi Arabia and Iraq have been cut off since the former regime invaded Kuwait in 1990.
In August, Iraq and Saudi Arabia said they planned to open the Arar border crossing to trade for the first time since 1990.
The announcement came a day after the Saudi cabinet decided to set up a joint trade committee with Iraq.

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