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The Arrival Of The First Direct Flight From London To Erbil by Sawan Co.

Oct 29, 2005 Al Sharq Al Awsat

Erbil, Kurdistan (Iraq) - A navigation official in Iraqi Kurdistan region has announced the arrival of the first flight from London to Erbil on 27.October.2005, with 80 passengers on board of a plane belonging to the Greek company of Alexandra.

Kwa Bisarani, chairman of the Kurdish company of Sawan, said, "Launching the direct line has come as a result of efforts exerted on behalf of the company and the transportation ministry of the regional government in Erbil, with the assistance of the Iraqi transportation ministry in Baghdad."

Bisarani pointed out that his company "would run weekly flights between the airports of Erbil, London, Stockholm, Copenhagen and Amsterdam, in addition to Athens.' He pointed out that these flights are direct and do not go through Baghdad International Airport.

On his behalf, Haydar Sheikh Ali, minister of transportation in Erbil regional government said that his ministry is doing its best with the aviation companies in Erbil for reducing the prices of tickets. He added, "We hope to work with aviation companies for specifying suitable fares in the future."

Within the same context, the minister confirmed, "A delegation from the Austrian Airlines would arrive in Erbil tomorrow (today), for discussing running flights between Erbil airport and Vienna in the near future." He pointed out that the first plane that belongs to Sawan Company would arrive in Erbil airport coming from Stockholm today.

For more information on Sawan and flight booking click here