Iraq allows Iranian airlines to resume flights to Najaf
Iraq has authorised up to 40 daily flights between Iran and Najaf after a roughly one-week suspension tied to US sanctions. Mahan Air, which is sanctioned by the United States, is excluded from the arrangement.
Iraq has approved the resumption of Iranian airline flights to Najaf airport, ending a suspension that lasted about a week. According to the office of Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi, the government cleared as many as 40 flights a day in each direction between Iraq and Iran.
The decision followed the granting of an exemption from US sanctions, the prime minister's office said. The permitted services are intended mainly to carry Shia pilgrims as well as passengers travelling for medical treatment and education.
One carrier is left out. Mahan Air, which is subject to US sanctions, is not covered by the approval.
Iraq had halted the links to Iran the previous week because of the American sanctions. Before that, ground handlers had stopped serving the flights over concerns about possible US penalties.
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