Shafaq News- Baghdad
Transit flights have returned to using direct and shortenedroutes across Iraqi airspace, linking East and West, after efforts by Iraq'sair traffic controllers to restore normal navigation, an informed source toldShafaq News on Wednesday.
The return to direct transit routes marks a step towardnormalizing air traffic through Iraq following previous disruptions, the sourceadded.
On June 8, the Iraqi Civil Aviation Authority announced thereopening of the country's airspace to flights to and from all Iraqi airportsand the resumption of air traffic under approved operational procedures.
The airspace had been closed because of the US-Israeli waragainst Iran, which began on February 28.