Iraq reconsiders flight fares for Iraqi Airways

INA - BAGHDAD
 
Iraq announced on Wednesday, reconsidering the fares of airline tickets on Iraqi Airways as the Minister of Transport Nassir Al-Shibli stressed upon reaching the final stages of activating transit at the border crossings.
 
“Board of Directors in the Ministry of Transport is working to reconsider the fares of airline tickets on Iraqi Airways within a study on the basis of which the price will be determined," said Al-Shibli to the Iraqi News Agency – INA.
 
The ministry has about 800 double-decker and single-decker buses, and it is in the process of contracting new buses with self-financing, “especially since the existing buses do not cover the needs of the streets and there is a significant shortage in the number of drivers," he noted.
 
Al-Shibli explained, saying that "the ministry has addressed the General Secretariat of the Cabinet in order to appoint new drivers, especially since the shortage in the number of drivers has reached about 400 drivers, and there is no new recruiting due to the lack of approval of the budget."
 
“The ministry has reached the final stages regarding activating the transit, as a contract was signed with Uruk company, and the trucks will be equipped with GPS technology," he highlighted, stressing that "work is ongoing to complete the secondary stations at the seven Iraqi ports, and then the transit will be opened in Iraq."