Shafaq News-Kirkuk
KirkukInternational Airport operated its first direct flight to the Turkish city ofTrabzon on Friday, while also receiving a domestic airline, according toairport media official Hardi al-Salehi.
Both movementsare part of a broader plan to expand regional and international routes andattract more carriers to the airport, al-Salehi told Shafaq News.
The Trabzonlaunch follows a direct route to Dubai opened earlier this week and comesmonths after the airport resumed international operations in May following asuspension of more than two months caused by aviation risks linked to theUS-Israeli war on Iran. The facility also introduced nighttime flightoperations for the first time during that same period.
Airportmanagement is continuing efforts to increase destinations and regular flights,to meet growing travel demand and support economic, commercial, and tourismactivity in Kirkuk, al-Salehi concluded.
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