Iraqi Airways, the nationwide provider of Iraq, resumed direct flights from Baghdad to the Lebanese capital Beirut, following a ceasefire between the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah and Israel, the Iraqi Ministry of Transport introduced on Wednesday.
The ministry mentioned in a press release that two Iraqi Airways flights have been operated on Wednesday: one freed from cost to move roughly 150 Lebanese residents who had been displaced to Iraq throughout the Israel-Hezbollah battle and the opposite a traditional flight.
In response to the assertion, seven flights shall be operated weekly between Baghdad and Beirut, with the variety of flights steadily rising primarily based on demand and circumstances.
On Sept. 27, Iraqi Airways introduced the suspension of all flights to and from Beirut till additional discover as a result of deteriorating safety state of affairs in Lebanon.
A ceasefire settlement between Lebanon and Israel took impact on Nov. 27, intending to finish a lethal battle between Hezbollah and Israel that started on Oct. 8, 2023. The confrontation has been thought to be the bloodiest for the reason that final battle between Lebanon and Israel in 2006. ■
