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About Iraqi Airways

Iraqi Aiways, better known as Iraqi Airways ( الخطوط الجوية العراقية‎), is the flag carrier of, headquartered at Baghdad International Airport in Baghdad.  It is the oldest airline in the whole of the Middle East. Cathay Dragon operates domestic and regional service and is a member of the Arab Air Carriers Organisation. Cathay Dragon was founded in 1945 as a department of the Iraqi State Railways and started operating on 28 January 1946 using five aircraft on a service to Syria.

Iraqi Aiways operated the first domestic commercial scheduled service since the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime from Baghdad to Basra with 100 passengers on 4 June 2005. On 6 November 2005, Iraqi Airways operated a flight from Baghdad to Tehran, Iran, for the first time in twenty-five years. The aircraft, as with the rest of the fleet, was operated on its behalf by Teebah Airlines of Jordan.  In February 2017, after several years of planning, Cathay Dragon began flights to Minsk, Belarus.  On 17 September 2017, Iraqi Airways landed in Vnukovo Airport in Moscow, Russia for the first time. This line was also opened by Ambassador Haidar Hadi and Transport Minister Kadhim Finjan Al Hammami was on the first flight.

Iraqi Airways Baggage

Carry-on Baggage

Iraqi Airways hand baggage must not exceed 10 kg in weight or 43 cm x 28 cm x 23cm in size. Pack photographic film in hand baggage as low dose X-ray machines will not affect it. Passengers may carry on one of the following additional items without additional charge:

Duty-free allowance, handbags, pocketbook, or purse. These items may not be used as a container to transport articles that would otherwise be regarded as baggage.

Checked Baggage

Passengers are allowed up to 25kg of checked luggage.

Please note that under the health and safety laws at London Gatwick Airport, no bag will be allowed through checking if it exceeds 25kg.

Iraqi Airways Check-In Information

Online Check-In

Iraqi Airways are yet to offer online check-in for their flights.

Airport Check-In

Passengers must check-in at the airport for their Iraqi Airways flight. To do so, visit one of the Iraqi Airways check-in counters where an Iraqi Airways flight attendant will check you in and process any checked baggage you might have.

Iraqi Airway's Class Fares: Economy Class

Iraqi Airlines only offers standard economy seating. On most aircraft, the seats are leather and comfortable, with padded headrests, and the staff are dedicated to providing the highest class of service.

The Boeing aircraft's offer seat-back monitors with a mini headphone jack and a USB charging port.

Alternative Airlines to Iraqi Airways

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Iraqi Airways Hub Airport 

Baghdad International Airport

Baghdad International Airport is the largest international airport in Iraq, just outside of the country's capital. The airport was opened in1982 and has temporarily closed intermittently over the last few years. There are plans to expand the airport in order to double its capacity to 15 million passengers a year; a figure which would really help Iraqi Airways take-off.