ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq – Iraqi Airways on Friday announced it will resume direct flights to Dubai from Erbil and Sulaimani airports on November 26 and 27, respectively, restoring the carrier’s Dubai services from the Kurdistan Region.

Iraqi Airways director general Mustafa Talib said the first flight from Erbil International Airport to Dubai would depart on November 26, followed by the first flight from Sulaimani International Airport on November 27.

The move aims “to reactivate the national carrier’s international destinations and expand travel options for passengers,” Talib said.

He added that the airline was organizing its flight schedule “to meet travel demand and passengers’ needs, in addition to launching competitive ticket price offers.”

The announcement comes after flights between Iraq and Iran were suspended in September amid US sanctions targeting Iran’s aviation sector. The restrictions affected services involving Baghdad, Najaf, Erbil, and Sulaimani airports, but did not amount to a suspension of all international flights from those airports.

Iraqi Airways resumed its own daily flights from Najaf to Tehran, Mashhad, and Isfahan on October 8 after securing a one-month exemption from the US Treasury to operate services to Iran.