New int'l airport opens in Iraq's Kirkuk

A new international airport opened on Sunday in the Iraqi city of Kirkuk, in the north of the country, Report informs via SHAFAQ News.

The opening ceremony was attended by the Minister of Transport of Iraq, the assistant to the governor of Kirkuk province, the head of the local police and many other officials.

The new airport is expected to serve domestic airlines flying between Iraqi provinces initially and soon be able to receive foreign flights as well.

Iraq has international airports in five cities: Baghdad, Basra, An-Najaf, Mosul and Erbil.