An Aegean Airlines aircraft from Athens landed on Tuesday at Baghdad International Airport, the first direct flight operated by a European carrier to the Iraqi capital in 35 years.
According to AFP, the Transport Ministry of Iraq said it was a crucial step that marks the beginning of a new phase of recovery for the Iraqi aviation sector and its return to the European aviation map.
The Baghdad – Athens – Baghdad route will operate two flights a week, with the possibility of adding more depending on demand, the ministry said. Earlier in 2025, Aegean Airlines launched flights to Erbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdistan region in northern Iraq.
