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Travelling to Kurdistan

SUN, 6 JUN 2010 14:03 | KRG.org

Regular scheduled flights to the Kurdistan Region by Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa, Turkish Airlines, Gulf Air, Royal Jordanian, Etihad, Middle East Airlines and Iraqi Airways.

Charter flights to the Kurdistan Region are operated by Atlas Jet from Istanbul, Air Berlin, Air Sweden, Viking Airline and others.

Please see below for airlines' contact details.

The Kurdistan Region's airports
The Kurdistan Region has two international airports: Erbil International Airport and Suleimaniah International Airport. Most flights from Europe and the Middle East fly directly to Kurdistan, without going via Baghdad. Several IATA members scheduled carriers already fly to Erbil, and more IATA airlines are expected to start flights there. Several charter companies also operate flights to Erbil or Suleimaniah.

For more information please see the airport websites:
www.erbilairport.com

www.sul-airport.com

Checking in at Erbil and Suleimaniah international airports
Passengers are advised to arrive at the airport at least 2 and 1/2 hours before their departures, to allow sufficient time to board the shuttle bus and go through the security check point to the departure terminal. See also the airport website www.erbilairport.com

Airlines operating flights to Kurdistan

Please note that airline routes and schedules to Kurdistan are expanding. Please confirm details of flights directly with the operator as they may be subject to change. These are the contact details or websites of the AITA airlines and charter flight operators serving the Kurdistan Region.

Information as of May 2010

Vienna - Erbil
5 flights a week
Operated by Austrian Airlines
Website: www.austrian.com
Austrian Airlines sales office in Erbil:
Shaqlawa Street, Brayan Bldg
Tel: + 964 66 224 5470 to 5473
Office hours: Open to the public Sunday to Thursday, 10.00 to 15.00

Austrian Airlines flights from the United States to Erbil
Announcement as of 27 April 2009: Austrian Airlines is offering a special discount for the Kurdish community in the US and US visitors travelling to Erbil in summer 2009. Two travel agencies have been selected to offer these special rates:

US Tours and Travel in Dallas, TX
Tel: 972-889-8747
e-mail: ustt1@yahoo.com

Up & Away Travel in Fairfax,.VA
Tel: 703-691-9232
Tel: 800-373-5261
e-mail: hmikhail@cox.net

Contact Austrian Airlines in Erbil
+964 (0) 66 224 5470 to +964 (0) 66 224 5473

Frankfurt – Erbil
4 flights a week
Operated by Lufthansa
Website: www.lufthansa.com
Lufthansa in Erbil:
Tel: + 964 66 224 5470 to 5473
Email: office.ebl(at)austrian.com

Istanbul - Erbil
7 flights a week
Operated by Turkish Airlines or Atlas Jet

Turkish Airlines
Website: www.turkishairlines.com
Erbil sales office:
Gulan Street Tower, Erbil
Tel. +964 (0)66 22 46 236
Email: mahmoud(at)stergroup.com

Atlas Jet
Website: www.atlasjet.com
Atlas Jet in Turkey:
Tel: +90 212 444 3387
Atlas Jet in Erbil:
Tel: +964 (0)750 - 418 4444/ 420 4444/ 420 5555
E-mail: info@zagros-group.net

Amman - Erbil
8 flights a week
Operated by Royal Jordanian Airlines
Website: www.rj.com
Amman:
Tel: +962 6 4453052
Tel: +962 6 5857111
Erbil:
Tel: +964 (0)750 477 9898
Tel: +964 (0)750 491 0973
E-mail: eblrj@yahoo.com; eblga2@rj.com
Stockholm
Tel: +46 8 54 52 59 52
London:
Tel: +44 (0)8719 112112
Paris:
Tel: +33 (0)1 42 65 99 91

Baghdad - Erbil
8 flights a week
Operated by Iraqi Airways
Iraqi Airways in Erbil:
Tel: +964 (0)750 423 5555
Tel: +964 (0)750 466 6444
E-mail: zagros_air@yahoo.com; info(at)zagros.net
Website: www.iraqiairways.co.uk

Abu Dhabi - Erbil
2 flights a week
Operated by Etihad Airways
Website: www.etihadairways.com

Bahrain - Erbil
7 flights a week
Operated by Gulf Air
Website: www.gulfair.com
Gulf Air in Erbil:
Tel: +964 (0)750 401 7333
Tel: +964 (0)750 401 8333

Beirut - Erbil
6 flights a week
Operated by MEA (Middle East Airlines)
Website: www.mea.com.lb
MEA in Erbil:
Tel: +964 (0)66 2235454
Tel: +964 (0)66 223 6464
Tel: +964 (0)66 223 7474
E-mail: ebltome@mea.aero

Dubai – Erbil
Offered by two airlines, Flydubai and Zagros Air

Operated by Flydubai - 3 flights a week
Website: www.flydubai.com
Tel: +971 4 301 0800
Bookings in Erbil:
Zozik Air, Tel. +964 (0) 750 425 5445
Laru Travel, Tel. +964 (0) 770 745 8888

Operated by Zagros Air
Zagros Air in Dubai:
Tel: +971 4 265 3838
Mobile: +971 50 559 4104

Zagros Air in Erbil:
Tel: +964 66 256 6006
Mobile: +964 (0)750 733 3026
Mobile: +964 (0)750 418 5555
E-mail: info@zagrosgroup.net; zagros_airdxb@yahoo.com
Website: www.zagros-group.net

Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, Düsseldorf, Nuremberg, Stuttgart, Dresden – Erbil
Operated by Air Berlin
Website: www.airberlin.com
Air Berlin in Erbil
Tel. +964 (0)750 739 2585
Email: alazawi_saad57@yahoo.com

Gothenburg and Malmo - Erbil
2 flights a week
Operated by Viking Airlines
Website: www.miranaviation.com
Miran Aviation in Erbil:
Tel: +964 66 2252772
Tel: +964 750 725 9999
Tel: +964 750 720 5555
E-mail: info@miranaviationcom ; miranaviation(at)hotmail.com

London Gatwick - Erbil via Stockholm Arlanda
1 flight a week
Operated by Viking Airline
Aerolympic in Stockholm:
Tel: +46 8 24 28 85
Fax: +46 8 21 43 43
Email: info@aerolympic.se
Contact Aerolympic in London:
Tel: +44 (0)207 100 1023

Miran Aviation in Erbil:
Website: www.miranaviation.com
Tel: +964 66 223 1573
+964 66 253 2927
Mob.: +964 (0)750 423 3511
+964 (0)750 423 3512
Email: info@miranaviation.com
Email: miranaviation@hotmail.com

Manchester – Erbil via Athens
2 flights a week
Operated by Viking Hellas
Website: www.miranaviation.com
Miran Aviation in Erbil:
Tel: +964 66 2252772
Tel: +964 750 725 9999
Tel: +964 750 720 5555
E-mail: info@miranaviationcom ; miranaviation(at)hotmail.com
Aerolympic in London:
Tel: +44 (0)207 100 1023

Stockholm Arlanda - Erbil
3 flights a week
Operated by Air Sweden
Website: www.flyswedish.se
Air Sweden in Sweden:
Tel: +46 73 740 0010
Air Sweden in Erbil:
+964 750 718 6262
E-mail: info(at)flyswedish.se

Urmieh – Erbil
1 flight a week
Operated by Iran Air
Website: www.iranair.com

Amman – Suleimaniah
Operated by Royal Jordanian Airlines
Website: www.rj.com
Amman:
Tel: +962 6 4453052
Tel: +962 6 5857111
Erbil:
Tel: +964 (0)750 477 9898
Tel: +964 (0)750 491 0973
E-mail: eblrj@yahoo.com; eblga2@rj.com
Stockholm
Tel: +46 8 54 52 59 52
London:
Tel: +44 (0)8719 112112
Paris:
Tel: +33 (0)1 42 65 99 91

Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, Düsseldorf – Suleimaniah
Operated by Air Berlin
Website: www.airberlin.com
Air Berlin in Erbil
Tel. +964 (0)750 739 2585
Email: alazawi_saad57@yahoo.com

Dubai - Suleimaniah
Operated by Azmar Air
Contact Azmar Air in Dubai
Tel: +971 4 266 8993
Fax: +971 4 266 8233
Mobile: +971 50 551 4161

Istanbul - Suleimaniah
Operated by Azmar Air
Contact Azmar Air in Istanbul
Tel: +90 212 6633 718
Fax: +90 212 6633 513

Manchester – Suleimaniah via Athens
Operated by Viking Airlines
Website: www.miranaviation.com
Contact Miran Aviation in Erbil:
Tel: +964 66 2252772
Tel: +964 750 725 9999
Tel: +964 750 720 5555
E-mail: info@miranaviationcom ; miranaviation(at)hotmail.com
Contact Aerolympic in London:
Tel: +44 (0)207 100 1023

Munich - Suleimaniah
Operated by Dokan Air
Contact Dokan Air in Iraq
+964 770 777 4151
+946 7480155041
Contact Dokan Air in Germany
Tel: +49 911 240 63 09
Fax: +49 911 96 53 32 11

Munich – Suleimaniah via Dusseldorf
Operated by Zozik Air
Website: www.zozik-aviation.de
Contact Zozik Air in Suleimaniah:
Tel. +964 (0)770 2177177
Tel. +964 (0)750 1024331
E-mail: fly@zozik-aviation.com

Contact Zozik Air in Germany:
Tel. +49 69 69 59 7370
Tel. +964 (0)750 1024331
E-mail: sinan@zozik-air.com

Tehran - Suleimaniah
Operated by Azmar Air
Contact Azmar Air in Tehran
Tel: +982 1 8880 4467
Fax: +982 1 8894 0361

Routes operated by Iraqi Airways
Iraqi Airways operates many flights to Erbil or Suleimaniah international airports, for example Baghdad, Basra, Najaf, Amman, Beirut, Dubai, Damascus, Cairo, Frankfurt, Malmo, Stockholm and Tehran. Some services are direct to Suleimaniah or Erbil, and others are indirect. Please contact Iraqi Airways for details of direct and indirect routes.
Website: www.iraqiairways.co.uk and www.iq-airways.com
Iraqi Airways in Erbil:
Tel: +964 (0)750 423 5555
Tel: +964 (0)750 466 6444
E-mail: zagros_air@yahoo.com; info(at)zagros.net
Other Iraqi Airways telephone numbers:
Amman:
+ 962 6 4638600
Damascus:
+ 963 11 2450301 /2
Istanbul:
+90 535 379 92 05
Baghdad:
+964 1 537 2002

Travel Fact Sheet: Sights, visas, hotels, flights
See also a downloadable Fact Sheet on Travelling to the Kurdistan Region, which includes hotels, visa and sightseeing information and is available on this page.

Note: Neither the Kurdistan Regional Government nor krg.org is responsible for the information provided by other parties nor for the content of other parties’ websites.

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