The Iraqi Ministry of Transport: There is no validity to the news of extending the suspension of international flights at the airports of the Kurdistan Region
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On Thursday, December 28, 2017, the Iraqi Ministry of Transport denied reports of extending the suspension of international flights to the airports of the Kurdistan Region for two months to February.


A spokesman for the ministry, Salim al-Sudani said in a press statement that “what was published by some media to extend the suspension of international flights to airports in the Kurdistan Region to February next, shame on health.”


He added that “the atmosphere at the two airports closed to another notice,” noting that “the reopening of the airspace or not is the powers and functions of the government.”


The management of Erbil airport has reported in Twitter on Twitter that the Iraqi Civil Aviation Authority, decided to extend the suspension of international flights to Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports in the Kurdistan Region for two months, that is until 28-2-2018, while continuing domestic flights.


For his part, said the Minister of Transport and Communications in the Kurdistan Regional Government Mouloud Bauh Murad, in a statement to the network Roudao media, “The decision is the same but was extended, and unfortunately we were waiting for the start of dialogue between the parties to resolve all the problems, but the Iraqi government announced this decision “He said.


Murad pointed out that “this decision does not mean that there will be no negotiations during this period, the Kurdistan Region is still demanding the start of dialogue to resolve these outstanding problems.”


The Iraqi government has suspended all public flights to Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports from 29 September until further notice, four days after the referendum in the Kurdistan.

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