Gulf Air, the flag carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain has announced that it has decided to resume services to Iraq as soon as possible, following the completion of successful government discussions last week.

As a part of the move, seven weekly flights have been authorised to function from Bahrain to Baghdad and 12 weekly flights to Iraq's city of Najaf.

The authorities of Gulf Air said that the start of carrier services to Iraq is still subject to Gulf Air safety audits, which are currently taking place. However, it is carrier's proposal to operate services to Baghdad from September this fiscal, and daily service to Najaf once the airport infrastructure there is in place.