Austrian becomes first European airline to fly to Iraq [Kurdistan Region] from March 2006
Source: www.aua.com
The Austrian Airlines Group will become the first European airline to be granted the right to operate scheduled services into Iraq in the near future. As from March 2006 we will fly twice a week to Erbil and three times a week from May onwards.
Erbil, the largest city in northern Iraq, is a safe gateway into Iraq. It is characterized by its unique location atop a 30-metre high plateau formed from the ruins of the city over thousands of years of history. Erbil is one of the oldest continuously inhabited centers of population in the world today.
Today, with a population approaching one million people, Erbil is the fourth-largest city in Iraq, and the fastest-growing in the country. It is situated next to the Turkish and Iranian border and provides rapid overland access to the cities of Mosul, Kirkuk and Sulaymaniyah.
| From | To | Day | Time | Flightno. |
| Vienna | Erbil | Thu., Sun. | 20:15-02:00 +1 | OS 829 |
| Erbil | Vienna | Mon., Fri. | 03:45-06:00 | OS 830 |