Flights between Turkey, Iraq suspended another month
Flights between the two countries won't resume before Oct. 1 amid reports of rising coronavirus cases.
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Turkey's flight suspension to and from Iraq has been extended through October 1, Iraq’s civil aviation authority announced Monday amid a rising number of coronavirus cases.
Turkey has resumed some international air travel, but in early August it suspended flights with Iraq through Sept. 1 citing recommendations from its Health Ministry. In Monday’s announcement, the Civil Aviation Ministry in Iraq did not give a reason why the ban was extended another month.