UAE airlines cancel Baghdad flights after missile strikes

By THE MANILA TIMES

Jan 08, 2020 5:38 pm

DUBAI: UAE carriers Emirates Airline and low-cost Flydubai said Wednesday they had canceled flights to Baghdad for 'operational reasons' after Iran fired ballistic missiles on bases housing US troops.

'Emirates flights EK 943 from Dubai to Baghdad and flight EK 944 from Baghdad to Dubai on 8 January have been canceled for operational reasons,' Emirates Airline said in a statement.

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