Fly Baghdad

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Fly Baghdad
فلاي بغداد
Fly Baghdad Logo.jpg
Fly Baghdad, YI-BAN, Boeing 737-73V (49569611378).jpg
IATA ICAO Call sign
IF [1] FBA [1] FLY BAGHDAD [2]
Founded15 July 2014 [3]
Commenced operations14 Feb 2017
AOC # ICAA 007
Hubs Baghdad International Airport
Fleet size6
Destinations24
Headquarters Baghdad International Airport, Iraq in front of Karbala terminal
Employees600
Website www.flybaghdad.net

Fly Baghdad is a private Iraqi airline, headquartered in Baghdad, [4] with flights based at Baghdad International Airport. The airline restarted its operations on 14 February 2017. [5] Fly Baghdad has 1 Boeing B737-700, 5 B737-800, 3 B737-900ER, 1 CRJ-200 and 1 CRJ-900 with an average aircraft age of approximately fifteen years. After the dissolution of old board, the new management rebuilt the company again. The company slogan is Less Price..." More Flights. Flights to the European Union have been banned in November 2023, due to safety concerns. [6]

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In January 2024, U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned Fly Baghdad and its CEO for providing assistance to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps and its proxy groups in Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon by transporting fighters and weapons. [7] [8] Fly Baghdad canceled flights on all routes and suspended operations effective 25 January 2024. [9] Flights resumed several weeks later.[ citation needed ]

On 13 December 2024, the European Union (EU) added Fly Baghdad to their list of airlines banned in the European Union. [10]

Destinations

A Fly Baghdad Boeing 737-700 at Istanbul Airport, Turkey in 2023. 20230616 042Istanbul airport.jpg
A Fly Baghdad Boeing 737-700 at Istanbul Airport, Turkey in 2023.

Fly Baghdad is flying to the following destinations: [11]

CountryCityAirportNotesRefs
ArmeniaYerevan Yerevan International Airport
AzerbaijanBaku Heydar Aliyev International Airport [12]
BelarusMinsk Minsk National Airport Terminated
EgyptCairo Cairo International Airport
Georgia Tbilisi Shota Rustaveli Tbilisi International Airport [13]
IndiaAhmedabad Ahmedabad Airport [14]
Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport
New Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport
Iran Mashhad Mashhad International Airport
Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport [15]
IraqBaghdad Baghdad International Airport Base
Basra Basra International Airport
Erbil Erbil International Airport
Najaf Al Najaf International Airport
Jordan Amman Queen Alia International Airport
LebanonBeirut Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport
MalaysiaKuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur International Airport
RussiaMoscow Vnukovo International Airport [16]
Saudi Arabia Medina Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport
SyriaAleppo Aleppo International Airport
Damascus Damascus International Airport
TunisiaTunis Tunis–Carthage International Airport
TurkeyAnkara Ankara Esenboğa Airport
Antalya Antalya Airport
Istanbul Istanbul Airport
Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
United Arab EmiratesDubai Dubai International Airport

Fleet

Fly Baghdad Boeing 737 landing. YI-BAN (44120865232).jpg
Fly Baghdad Boeing 737 landing.

Current fleet

As of August 2025, Fly Baghdad operates the following aircraft: [17]

Fly Baghdad fleet
AircraftIn serviceOrderPassengers
Boeing 737-700 1—148
Boeing 737-800 1—189
Boeing 737-900ER 1 [18] —215
Beechcraft 1900D 1—
Bombardier CRJ200ER 1—50
Bombardier CRJ-900 1—?
Total6—

Former fleet

Fly Baghdad previously operated the following aircraft: [19]

References

  1. 1 2 "Fly Baghdad". ch-aviation. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "7340.2F with Change 1 and Change 2 and Change 3" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration . 15 October 2015. p. 3-1-43. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "Introduction to Fly Baghdad Airline – Company Introduction". Archived from the original on 17 October 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "FAQs." Fly Baghdad. Retrieved on 18 December 2017. "Where is the company address ? Our company is located in Baghdad Karada Kharij Hurriya Square Main Street to Sedat Al-Hindia." Arabic: "ما هو عنوان شركتكم؟ عنوان شركتنا في بغداد Baghdad International Airport مطار بغداد الدولي مقابل صالة كربلاء."
  5. ↑ "Iraq's Fly Baghdad suspends operations" . ch-aviation. 21 December 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
  6. ↑ "European Commission updates EU Air Safety List and bans Fly Baghdad from flying in the European Union". Aviation24.be. 30 November 2023.
  7. ↑ "U.S. Sanctions Iraqi Airline For Supporting Iranian-Backed Militias". 22 January 2024.
  8. ↑ "Treasury Targets Kata'ib Hizballah Leaders and Airline Enabling IRGC-QF and Militant Proxy Groups". U.S. Department of the Treasury (Press Release). 22 January 2024.
  9. ↑ Casey, David (26 January 2024). "Fly Baghdad Suspends Operations". Aviation Week.
  10. ↑ "Commission updates EU Air Safety List and bans Fly Baghdad from flying in the European Union". European Commission - European Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  11. ↑ "Search Flight". flybaghdad.net. Archived from the original on 5 November 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  12. ↑ "FlyBaghdad Adds Baghdad – Baku From mid-Nov 2023". AeroRoutes. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  13. ↑ "Fly Baghdad Schedules August 2023 Tbilisi Launch". AeroRoutes. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  14. ↑ "FLYBAGHDAD SCHEDULES NAJAF – AHMEDABAD FROM MAY 2023". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  15. ↑ "Flightradar24".[ full citation needed ]
  16. ↑ "AACO | Fly Baghdad to launch Baghdad-Moscow Vnukovo service". AACO: Arab Air Carriers Organization – الإتحاد العربي للنقل الجوي. 6 March 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  17. ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2025 - Fly Baghdad". Airliner World. September 2025. p. 62.
  18. ↑ "Iraq's Fly Baghdad adds first B737-900". ch-aviation.com.
  19. ↑ "Our fleet". flybaghdad.net.


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