Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – The Iraqi Ministry of Transport recently announced the resumption of direct flights transporting passengers between Iraq and Denmark.

A statement issued by the Transport Ministry in mid-November said that direct flights between Baghdad and Copenhagen have been resumed through the Baghdad-Najaf-Copenhagen itinerary.

The statement indicated that this is the second destination in Europe after the German capital, Berlin.

Iraqi Airways scheduled two flights a week, every Sunday and Wednesday, to Copenhagen.

Iraqi Airways currently serves more than 50 destinations from Baghdad and is expanding and renewing its fleet to support the anticipated increase in international business and leisure travel to and from the country, according to Business Traveller News.

Iraq’s national carrier is working on developing its fleet because, according to reports, air traffic in the Middle East is witnessing a more than 40 percent increase compared to 2022.

The Iraqi Civil Aviation Authority (ICAA) confirmed last July that committing to international standards will help lift the ban imposed by the European Union (EU) on Iraqi Airways, according to the Iraqi News Agency (INA).

The President of the ICAA, Imad Al-Asadi, met in July with a delegation from the EU at Baghdad International Airport, where both sides discussed work mechanisms and possible coordination to develop the civil aviation sector in Iraq.

The ICAA President indicated at that time the authority’s commitment to international standards and that its continuous communication with EU officials will contribute to lifting the European ban imposed on Iraqi Airways.