MOT sets the date for the start of the second evacuation flight for Iraqis from India

Baghdad -INA

 The Ministry of Transport revealed, today, Friday, the date of the start of the second exceptional flight that will be carried out by the national carrier to India, which is intended to evacuate Iraqi citizens stranded inside Indian lands.

The Director General of Iraqi Airways, Captain Kifah Hassan, said in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA) that, "According to the directives of the Minister of Transport, Captain Nasser Hussein Al-Shibli, the date of the second evacuation flight to India has been set, which will start next Sunday after obtaining official approvals from the higher authorities. ".

Hassan added, "The travelers who will be evacuated at the aforementioned date must bring with them a PCR examination that proves that they are not infected with the epidemic and adhere to the decision of the Supreme Committee for National Health and Safety and the Ministry of Health, which stipulates quarantine for a period of 14 days from the date of their arrival on Iraqi lands.