Iraqi airways officially resumes flights from Baghdad to Guangzhou

2023年10月11日凌晨3點，伊拉克航空 (Iraqi airways)的一架波音787夢想客機平穩抵達廣州白云國際機場，標志著巴格達至廣州航線正式復航。伊拉克航空中國區首席代表阿里先生出席了在機場的復航慶典儀式，歡迎復航后的首班旅客及機組人員，并一同歡送首班出發旅客。

At 3 a.m. on October 11, 2023, an Iraqi airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner arrived smoothly at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, marking the official resumption of flights from Baghdad to Guangzhou. Mr. Ali, Chief Representative of Iraqi airways in China, attended the resumption ceremony at the airport, welcomed the passengers and crew of the first flight after the resumption of flights, and bid farewell to the first departing passengers.

根據復航計劃，廣州至巴格達為每周兩班，IA474每周三、周日上午5:00點（北京時間）從廣州白云機場出發，8:00點（巴格達時間）抵達巴格達國際機場；IA473每周二、周六下午14:00點（巴格達時間）從巴格達國際機場出發，次日上午3:00點（北京時間）抵達廣州白云國際機場。該航線采用伊拉克航空最新引進的波音787夢想客機執飛，采用經濟艙和公務艙兩艙布局。

According to the resumption plan, there are two flights per week from Guangzhou to Baghdad. IA474 departs from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport at 5:00 am (Beijing time) every Wednesday and Sunday and arrives at Baghdad International Airport at 8:00 am (Baghdad time) ; IA473 departs from Baghdad International Airport at 14:00 pm (Baghdad time) every Tuesday and Saturday and arrives at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport at 3:00 am (Beijing time) the next day. This route is operated by Iraqi airways’ newly purchased Boeing 787 Dreamliner, with a two-class layout of Economy Class and Business Class.

伊拉克航空是伊拉克的國家航空公司，也是中東地區歷史最悠久的航空公司之一，以巴格達國際機場為樞紐通航伊拉克以及中東、歐洲、非洲、亞洲50多個目的地。伊拉克航空正持續擴大和更新機隊，以進一步滿足區域內商務和休閑旅行市場的增長。伊拉克航空已與波音公司和空客公司簽訂了31架飛機的訂購協議，其中包括16架波音737MAX客機、10架波音787客機和5架空客A220客機。今年以來，伊拉克航空已經接收了多架737MAX客機和2架波音787-8客機。

Iraqi airways is the national airline of Iraq and one of the airlines with the longest history in the Middle East. It uses Baghdad International Airport as its hub and flies to more than 50 destinations in Iraq and the Middle East, Europe, Africa and Asia. Iraqi airways is continuing to expand and renew its fleet to further meet the growth of the business and leisure travel markets in the region. Iraqi airways has signed an order agreement with Boeing and Airbus for 31 aircrafts, including 16 Boeing 737MAX, 10 Boeing 787 and 5 Airbus A220. Since the beginning of this year, Iraqi airways has received part of the Boeing 737 MAX order and 2 Boeing 787-8.

伊拉克航空中國區首席代表阿里先生為復航儀式剪彩

中國和伊拉克均為文明古國，兩大文明的交往可以追溯到2000多年前的古絲綢之路。今年是中國和伊拉克建交65周年，也是共建“一帶一路”倡議提出10周年。伊拉克是最早加入共建“一帶一路”合作的阿拉伯國家之一，兩國2015年簽署共建“一帶一路”合作文件。近年來，伊拉克經濟逐漸復蘇，兩國往來也日益密切，中伊兩國直航航線的恢復有助于進一步加強兩國在經貿、投資、文化、能源、科技等領域的商業聯系，搭建新時代“空中絲路”，進一步推動中伊戰略伙伴關系不斷向前發展。

China and Iraq are both countries with ancient civilizations. The exchanges between the two civilizations can be traced back to the ancient Silk Road more than 2,000 years ago. This year marks the 65th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Iraq, and the 10th anniversary of the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" initiative. Iraq was one of the first Arab countries to join the Belt and Road Initiative. The two countries signed a cooperation document on the Belt and Road Initiative in 2015.

In recent years, Iraq's economy has gradually recovered, and exchanges between the two countries have become increasingly closer. The resumption of direct flights between China and Iraq will help further strengthen commercial ties between the two countries in the fields of economy and trade, investment, culture, energy, science and technology, and build the “Aerial Silk Road” of a new era, which will further promote the continuous development of China-Iraq strategic partnership.