US Embassy: Flying fees over Iraq will generate large sums of money

2017/12/13 19:27

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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The US embassy in Baghdad announced on Wednesday that Iraq would receive more than $ 70 million a year from flying fees in its airspace, pointing out that the success of Iraqi security forces in a crushing defeat would open the door to greater economic resources for the country.
According to an embassy statement, the agency{Euphrates News} received a copy of it today that " the " success of the security forces in the expulsion of elements Daesh outside Iraqi territory not only means to achieve greater security for the Iraqi people, but it also opens the door to greater economic resources of the country. "
He added that" the Commission "The Federal Aviation Administration has decided that the threat to civil aviation is low enough for US airlines and postal codes companies to resume flying over Iraq for the first time since August 2014."
He noted that "the Iraqi government will receive more than 70 million Of the annual revenue from the fees And increase these funds from the income of the Iraqi Civil Aviation Authority and its ability to improve the air navigation system of the country, "pointing out that" these payments were going to the past to other countries. "
The Ministry of Transport announced this month the re-management of aviation American companies and companies with them flying US civil aircraft over Iraqi airspace after the announcement of the final victory on the terrorist's calling

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