The U.S. didn't want Air Canada to fly to Beirut due to security concerns but they have no problem with service to Baghdad? Mark -----Original Message----- From: The Airline List [mailto:AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Roger James Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 12:31 PM To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: U.S. gives OK on Iraq air service to 3 airlines U.S. gives OK on Iraq air service to 3 airlines WASHINGTON (AP) =97 The government on Friday gave initial permission to= three=20 airlines to begin scheduled flights between the United States and Iraq,=20 saying air service can help reconstruct the war-torn country. The airlines= =20 =97 World Airways, Northwest Airlines and cargo carrier Kalitta Air =97= still=20 need approvals from several government agencies. The Transportation=20 Security Administration, for example, must make sure that security is=20 adequate at Iraqi airports. Baghdad International Airport has yet to open=20 for scheduled service. Last month, transportation officials lifted a ban on= =20 air service between the two countries after nearly 13 years. As part of the= =20 1990 economic sanctions against Iraq, the Transportation Department banned= =20 commercial flights that stopped in Iraq and barred Iraqi-registered=20 aircraft from flying to or from the United States. Transportation officials= =20 granted the right to fly between any point in the United States and any=20 point in Iraq to two of the airlines: Northwest, the fourth biggest U.S.=20 airline, and Kalitta Air, an Ypsilanti, Mich.-based freight carrier. World= =20 Airways will be able to carry people or cargo between Washington's Dulles=20 International Airport and Baghdad via Geneva, Switzerland. World, a=20 Peachtree City, Ga., airline, carries pilgrims to the Islamic Holy Land. *************************************************** The owner of Roger's Trinbago Site/TnTisland.com Roj (Roger James) escape email mailto:ejames@xxxxxxxxx Trinbago site: www.tntisland.com Carib Brass Ctn site www.tntisland.com/caribbeanbrassconnection/ Steel Expressions www.mts.net/~ejames/se/ Mas Site: www.tntisland.com/tntrecords/mas2003/ Site of the Week: http://www.carib-link.net/naparima/naps.html TnT Webdirectory: http://search.co.tt ********************************************************* --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.489 / Virus Database: 288 - Release Date: 10/06/2003 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.489 / Virus Database: 288 - Release Date: 10/06/2003