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First Austrian Airlines flight lands in
Erbil-Kurdistan region (Iraq)
11.12.2006 |
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Erbil, Kurdistan
Region (Iraq), December 11,-- The first Austrian
Airlines flight number 829 landed in Erbil
International Airport today at 2.45pm from Vienna.
The flight marks a milestone for the Kurdistan
Region as the airline became the first Western
regular scheduled carrier to operate there.
The flight landing was followed by a ceremony in
which Minister Falah Mustafa Bakir, the Director of
the Office of Foreign Relations, thanked Austrian
Airlines for its efforts.
said that the initiative will result in the
Kurdistan Region becoming “next-door neighbours with
Austria, and through them, with Europe and the
world”.
This connection provides greater opportunities for
foreign investors wanting to start businesses in the
Kurdistan Region.
“European businesses and political officials are now
just hours away from seeing for themselves the
peace, security and stability of the Kurdistan
Region”, Mr Bakir said in his speech. |
Austrian Airlines |
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Later in a joint press conference, Mr. Johannes
Davoras, Austrian Airlines Executive Vice-President
for Corporate Communications, acknowledged the
importance of bringing their flights to the
Kurdistan Region and said that the Region “is a
modern area, with a government doing good work for
economic development”.
Such developments have been a vital part of economic
progress in the Kurdistan Region, which is the
Northern Gateway for the rest of Iraq.
The airline operates two scheduled flights a week
between Vienna and Erbil, and tickets can be booked
at any Austrian Airlines office around the world or
in Erbil, or through an IATA (International Air
Transport Association) member travel agent.
Contact details for Austrian Airlines and other
carriers and agents are available on the travel
information page.
www.austrian.com
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