Mubasher: Emirates and flydubai have resumed flights to other countries over the Iraqi airspace, as reported by Reuters on Monday.
This comes two days after Iraq declared victory in its years-long fight against ISIS.
The use of Iraqi airspace is likely to help Emirates and flydubai to save on fuel costs by shortening flying hours and also reduce regional airspace congestion, the news agency reported.
A statement issued on Sunday noted that Emirates has resumed utilizing Iraqi airspace and a very small number of our flights overfly Iraqi airspace each day.
“Safety, security and operational efficiency will always be the top considerations when planning flight paths.”
Emirates did not say when it started flying over Iraq again or which routes were affected, Reuters noted.
“All the necessary risk and security assessments were conducted prior to the start of overflying,” the statement added.
