Fly Baghdad is a private Iraqi airline, headquartered in Baghdad,[4] with flights based at Baghdad International Airport. The airline restarted its operations on 14 February 2017.[5] Fly Baghdad has 1 Boeing B737-700, 5 B737-800, 3 B737-900ER, 1 CRJ-200 and 1 CRJ-900 with an average aircraft age of approximately fifteen years. After the dissolution of old board, the new management rebuilt the company again. The company slogan is Less Price... More Flights. Flights to the European Union have been banned in November 2023, due to safety concerns.[6]

Fly Baghdad
فلاي بغداد
IATAICAOCallsign
IF[1]FBA[1]FLY BAGHDAD[2]
Founded15 July 2014[3]
Commenced operations14 Feb 2017
AOC #ICAA 007
HubsBaghdad International Airport
Fleet size11
Destinations24
HeadquartersBaghdad International Airport, Iraq infront of Karbala terminal
Key peopleCEO Basheer al-Shabbani
Employees600
Websitewww.flybaghdad.net

In January 2024, U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned Fly Baghdad and its CEO for providing assistance to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps and its proxy groups in Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon by transporting fighters and weapons.[7][8] Fly Baghdad canceled flights on all routes and suspended operations effective January 25, 2024.[9] Flights resumed several weeks later.

Destinations

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Fly Baghdad is flying to the following destinations:[10]

CountryCityAirportNotesRefs
ArmeniaYerevanYerevan International Airport
AzerbaijanBakuHeydar Aliyev International Airport[11]
BelarusMinskMinsk National AirportTerminated
EgyptCairoCairo International Airport
GeorgiaTbilisiShota Rustaveli Tbilisi International Airport[12]
IndiaAhmedabadAhmedabad Airport[13]
MumbaiChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport
IranMashhadMashhad International Airport
TehranImam Khomeini International Airport[14]
IraqBaghdadBaghdad International AirportBase
BasraBasra International Airport
ErbilErbil International Airport
NajafAl Najaf International Airport
JordanAmmanQueen Alia International Airport
LebanonBeirutBeirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport
MalaysiaKuala LumpurKuala Lumpur International Airport
PakistanKarachiJinnah International Airport
LahoreAllama Iqbal International Airport
RussiaMoscowVnukovo International Airport[15]
Saudi ArabiaMedinaPrince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport
SyriaAleppoAleppo International Airport
DamascusDamascus International Airport
TunisiaTunisTunis–Carthage International Airport
TurkeyAnkaraAnkara Esenboğa Airport
AntalyaAntalya Airport
IstanbulIstanbul Airport
Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
United Arab EmiratesDubaiDubai International Airport

Fleet

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Fly Baghdad Boeing 737 landing.

Fly Baghdad operates the following aircraft as of November 2023:[16]

Fly Baghdad fleet
AircraftIn serviceOrderPassengers
Boeing 737-7001148
Boeing 737-8005189
Boeing 737-900ER1[17]215
Bombardier CRJ200ER150
Bombardier CRJ-9001?
Total8

References

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