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Iraqi Airways Company (Arabic: الخطوط الجوية العراقية, romanized: al-Xuṭūṭ al-Jawwiyyah al-ʿIrāqiyyah), operating as Iraqi Airways, [1] is the national carrier of Iraq, headquartered on the grounds of Baghdad International Airport in Baghdad. [2] [3] It is the second oldest airline in the Middle East.
Iraqi Airways was founded in 1945 and is a member of the Arab Air Carriers' Organization. It operated its first flight on 29 January 1946. It operated its first flight on 29 January 1946. It has since expanded into a global airline covering a wide network of destinations in Africa, Asia, Europe, North and South America prior to the 1980–88 ...
During the Gulf War, two Iraqi Airways Tupolev Tu-124Vs parked on the ground were destroyed by U.S. bombs. [citation needed] In June 2000, two Saudi former military officers boarded a plane bound for London and diverted it to Baghdad. They wanted to claim asylum in Iraq, but Iraqi authorities later deported them to Saudi Arabia. [41]
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Iraqi Airways (1 C, 2 P) Pages in category "Airlines of Iraq" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
Iraqi Airways Flight 163 was a Boeing 737-270C, registered YI-AGJ, that was hijacked in 1986. On 25 December 1986, en route from Baghdad 's Saddam International Airport to Amman , Jordan , Flight 163 was hijacked by four men.
Iraqi Airways accidents and incidents (1 P) Pages in category "Iraqi Airways" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
Iraqi Airways Flight 163, hijacked and bombed on 25 December 1986; See also. All pages with titles containing Flight 163 This page was last edited on 31 August ...