IRAQ: Private Groundhandlers Halt Iranian Airline Services

BAGHDAD, Iraq

• Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation Authority bear no responsibility for non-reception of Iranian aircraft.
• Civil Aviation Authority grants approvals on reciprocity basis with Iran under international aviation laws.
• Private non-governmental ground handling companies refused post-landing and pre-takeoff services to Iranian airlines over US sanctions fears.
• Iraqi airports lease space to private handlers for fees without interfering in airline contracts.

Sources:

• Ina
• Rudaw