Today, Friday, the Minister of Transport, Razzaq Muhaibis Al-Saadawi, directed Iraqi Airlines to return Iraqi passengers stranded in Saudi Arabia, in coordination with the relevant authorities.
The ministry said in a statement received by Al-Rasheed, “Al-Saadawi directed the General Company for Iraqi Airlines to return Iraqi passengers stranded in Saudi Arabia, in coordination with the relevant authorities to facilitate the procedures for returning them to the homeland, in a way that guarantees their safety and dignity.”
She added, “The Minister stressed the need to devote all capabilities and energies and expedite the preparation and organization of the process of returning them in coordination with the external offices of the lines.”
It is noteworthy that the return of dozens of Iraqis traveling to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as part of Fly Baghdad flights, on which the US Treasury Department imposed sanctions, has been suspended.