Kurdistan suspends flights at airports as Russian jets fly over Syria
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Baghdad has asked that Kurdistan suspend flights at its two airports for 48 hours, because Russian are targeting the Islamic State (ISIS) just across the border in Syria, a Kurdish airport official said late Sunday.
This is the second time in less than a month that Kurdistan is suspending all fights at Baghdad’s request.
“We have been informed by Baghdad to halt the flights because of Russian jets attacking Daesh (ISIS) in Syria. This is for the safety of travelers,” Talar Fayiq, head of Erbil International Airport, told Rudaw late Sunday.
She said that both Sulaimani and Erbil airports will adhere to the directive for the safety of travelers.
Fayiq said all flights would halt at 10 pm on Sunday and will not resume for 48 hours. Flights will resume if there is no extension from Baghdad.
This is the second time in less than a month that Kurdistan is suspending all fights at Baghdad’s request.
“We have been informed by Baghdad to halt the flights because of Russian jets attacking Daesh (ISIS) in Syria. This is for the safety of travelers,” Talar Fayiq, head of Erbil International Airport, told Rudaw late Sunday.
She said that both Sulaimani and Erbil airports will adhere to the directive for the safety of travelers.
Fayiq said all flights would halt at 10 pm on Sunday and will not resume for 48 hours. Flights will resume if there is no extension from Baghdad.