Flights increase in February- ministry

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: The Iraqi Ministry of Transportation has reported a growth in the number of flights arriving/ departing Iraqi airports in February 2009. “The number of flight arriving / departing Iraqi airports during February reached 921,” a ministerial statement received by IraqiNews.com news agency quoted a media director, Aqil Kawthar, as saying. The number of passengers flying from Iraqi airports totaled 34,949, while the number of those arriving reached 37,134. SS (P) 1