Transport Ministry: More than 600 aircraft cross Iraqi airspace daily

Baghdad-INA
The Ministry of Transport announced on Sunday, that more than 600 aircraft are registered crossing Iraqi airspace daily.
 
The Director of the General Company for Airports and Air Navigation Management at the Ministry, Abbas Al-Baydani, said in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA): "The Iraqi airspace witnessed a noticeable increase in the number of crossing aircraft, in addition to arrival and departure flights at Iraqi airports, as more than 600 crossing aircraft were registered daily during the past seven days."
 
The statement added, "The Iraqi airspace is recording a noticeable increase in air traffic for incoming, outgoing and transiting flights at a rate of (600 to 630) transiting aircraft per day, and (110 to 120) incoming and outgoing aircraft per day."
 
It stressed that "these numbers highlight the importance of the Iraqi airspace as a vital air corridor in the region."
 
He pointed out that "the General Company for Airports and Air Navigation Management continues to work, with the direct support and supervision of the Minister of Transport, Razzaq Muhaibis Al-Saadawi, to enhance operational capabilities and infrastructure, to meet the continuous increase in air traffic."