Iran Cancels Flights from Iraq for One Week

Civil Aviation Organization of Iran announced in a statement on Sunday that the Iranian and Iraqi airline companies have canceled flights from Iraq for a week as of March 14. The statement of the public relations office of the Civil Aviation Organization said that the decision has been made as a necessary precautionary measure to safeguard the health of the people due to spread of UK variant of the COVID-19. The statement also stresses that it is necessary that the airline companies inform their passengers in a timely manner. - Mehr, IRNA