THE Middle East is probably not high on many people’s travel lists these days, for business or pleasure. If the deteriorating situation on the ground through much of the region wasn’t bad enough, the skies are becoming increasingly perilous as well. The recent fatal crash of a Russian airliner in Egypt, apparently downed by an Islamic State bomb, has left Egypt fearing for the future of its most popular resort. Just this week, British Airways and easyJet, two of the biggest carriers serving the town, said they would be postponing flights until January at the earliest. The shooting down of a Russian plane by Turkish military this week will only augment fears of flying over the region. And with IS marauding through swaths of Syria and Iraq, the U.S. State Department issued a worldwide travel alert on Monday, alerting travellers of an increased terror risk.
It is in this context that Iraqi Airways made the...Continue reading
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