Flights Over Iraq

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  US Extends Restrictions For Commercial Flights Over Iraq Until 2027

  The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday extended the restrictions on commercial airlines over Iraq for US flights for another three years citing risks to flights.

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  Air France Plane Flies Over Iraq During Iranian Attack On Israel, Probe On

  Air France said on Wednesday it had opened an internal investigation after one of its planes flew over Iraq on October 1 during an Iranian missile attack on Israel.

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  International Air Ban Over Iraqi Kurdistan Comes Into Effect

  An ban on international flights to Iraqi Kurdistan, imposed by Iraq's central government in retaliation for the region's vote for independence, went into effect at 6:00 pm (1500 GMT) on Friday, Iraqi state TV said

• France Begins Reconnaissance Flights Over Iraq

  French planes carried out their first reconnaissance flights over Iraq on Monday in support of the US-led campaign against Islamic State jihadists.

• Etihad, Gulf Air Re-Route Iraq Flights

  Two Gulf-based airlines said on Saturday they have re-routed flights over Iraq because of the deteriorating security situation there, even as Turkish Airlines said it has resumed flights to the northern Iraqi city of Irbil.

• British Airways Suspends Flights over Iraq

  British Airways (BA) suspended flights over Iraq today, as the US launched air strikes against Islamic militants fighting in the north of the country.

• Turkish Airlines Halts Flights To Arbil Over Security Concerns

  Turkish Airlines, one of the key foreign carriers flying to Iraq, on Friday said it had halted flights to the main city of Iraqi Kurdistan for security reasons amid an offensive by Islamist jihadists.

• US' Federal Aviation Administration Places New Restrictions on Flights Over Iraq

  The Federal Aviation Administration is restricting US airlines from flying at or below 30,000 feet (9,145 meters) over Iraq because of what it calls "the potentially hazardous situation created by the armed conflict" there.

• Dubai, European Airlines Divert Flights Over Iraq

  European and Dubai-based airlines have begun rerouting flights over Iraqi airspace as a security precaution, though Iraq says its skies are safe.

• Over 180 Indians Return From Iraq, 39 Still in Captivity

  More than 180 Indians returned early today from Basrah on a special flight of Iraqi Airways, taking the number of people who have come back from conflict-hit Iraq to over 3,500.

• Nearly 600 Indians to Come Back From Iraq by Monday

  Nearly 600 Indians will come back from conflict-hit Iraq over the next two days of whom 200 will return by an Iraqi Airways special chartered flight from Najaf to Delhi tonight, External Affairs Ministry said today.

• Special Plane Carrying Indian Nurses Takes Off From Iraq's Erbil Airport

  The special Air India flight sent to bring back 46 Indian nurses and over 100 others has taken off from the airport in Erbil in the autonomous region of Kurdistan. The nurses were freed by Sunni militant group ISIS in war-torn Iraq on Friday evening.

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  Support for al-Maliki Slips Within His Own Party as Armed US Drones Start Flights

  As the first armed U.S. drones began flying over Iraq on Thursday, Shiite political leaders were locked in meetings to try to decide who should be the country's next prime minister.