DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – The Middle East's biggest airline says it plans to resume flights to the northern Iraqi city of Irbil after suspending them amid concerns about deteriorating security earlier this year.
Dubai-based carrier Emirates said Wednesday that it will restart flights to the Iraqi Kurdish region's capital four times a week on Aug. 15.
The airline says the decision follows the completion of a detailed risk assessment. It is rerouting the flights as a precaution to avoid certain parts of Iraqi airspace, making for longer journey times than in the past.
Emirates halted operations to Baghdad in January after a plane operated by discount carrier FlyDubai came under fire there, and in March it suspended its Irbil operations. It has continued flying to the southern Iraqi oil hub of Basra.
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