Austrian Airlines announces regular flights to Iraq

ECH1969

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Thu Nov-09-06 09:02 AM
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Austrian Airlines announces regular flights to Iraq

Vienna Austrian Airlines will start regular flights to the northern Iraqi town of Arbil as of December 11, Austria's national carrier said in a statement on Thursday.

Flights to Arbil, Iraq's fourth largest city with one million inhabitants are scheduled twice a week, Monday and Friday.

Austrian Airlines regards this new destination as another "milestone" in its company focus on Eastern Europe and the Middle and Far East, Josef Burger, a member of the airline's board, said in a statement.

http://rawstory.com/news/2006/Austrian_Airlines_announces_regular_11092006.html

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whistle

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Thu Nov-09-06 09:34 AM
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1. Is that so they can get people out?

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bigworld

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Thu Nov-09-06 09:49 AM
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2. Kurds heading home

Nope, there's a big Kurdish population in Austria and Germany -- lots of expats, I imagine, want to come back home for a visit.

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