A former Iraqi Airways captain has resigned due to the threat of Islamic State (ISIS) militants shooting at flights arriving and departing from Baghdad International Airport, it has been revealed.
The pilot, speaking on condition of anonymity and who is now working for a rival airline, explained the reasons for his resignation in an email seen by Newsweek, which was sent to the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) on 31 December. In the subject line he warns that there is threat of “fatality due to landing in Baghdad”, and in the email says that he resigned because flying to and from …read more
Source: Newsweek
