Emirates Launches Flights to Baghdad, Iraq

[HD video below] Emirates has launched flights to Baghdad, marking the airline’s first flight to the capital city of Iraq.

Baghdad is the second destination that Emirates has launched in Iraq this year, with Basra successfully launching in February 2011.

Emirates is operating an Airbus A330 between Dubai and Baghdad, in a three-class configuration. EK941 departs Dubai at 07:55 touching down at Baghdad International Airport at 09:40 the same day. At 11:35, return flight EK942 will depart Baghdad arriving in Dubai at 14:55 on the same day. The service will operate on every Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

“Baghdad holds significant potential for Emirates given the city’s mandate to rebuild,” said Ahmed Khoory, Emirates’ Senior Vice President Commercial Operations, Gulf, Middle East and Iran. “Baghdad is an important destination for many of our markets, with a good mix of leisure and trade traffic travelling into the capital from more than a dozen international cities. We have been working closely with the GCAA to make this destination possible for our passengers and it is gratifying to finally be here ... We are seeing robust booking levels in both directions for Basra and expect the same level of interest for Baghdad. These markets are high revenue generating making them key destinations for the airline.”

The airline currently has a fleet of 162 aircraft and is the largest operator of both the Airbus A380 and Boeing 777. Over the next six months, Emirates will be launching seven more destinations including; Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, Dublin, Lusaka, Harare, Seattle and Dallas.

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