Iraq reduces airspace for Coalition forces at the Baghdad International Airport

Shafaq News/ Iraq's Ministry of Transport announced on Tuesday that an agreement to reduce the airspace allocated for military flights by the US-led international coalition in Iraq has come into effect.

The agreement, according to an official statement, aims to facilitate the rehabilitation of Baghdad's international airport and increase the airspace available for civilian aviation in Iraq.

Abbas Baydani, CEO of the state-owned aviation company, said in the statement, "This comes within the framework of rehabilitating Baghdad International Airport and increasing the area of Iraqi airspace allocated for civil aviation."

Baydani added, "As a result, there will be more space for civilian air traffic and more companies will be able to use the airspace."

Baydani explained that the agreement was reached "through the efforts of the Air Traffic Management Department and joint cooperation between all air traffic control units, after several meetings and communications with the Combined Air Operations Center (CAOC) of the Coalition Forces."

Baydani continued, "The CAOC has agreed to the company's request to reduce the airspace reserved for the coalition's military forces, designated as (HULK)."