London-Kurdistan flights from 26th of October

"London (TheKurdistani.com) – The first commercial flight between the British capital, London, and south [Iraqi] Kurdistan is scheduled for 26th of October 2005, according to a press-release by Sawan Airline on Labour Friend's of Iraq website.

The press-release which was first posted on LabourfriendofIraq.org.uk on 30th of September 2005 states that the flight will take off from London’s Stansted airport to Erbil International Airport in Erbil (Hewler), Kurdistan.

The flight runs on a weekly basis and it is non-stop to Erbil Airport. There is an additional route running from Stockholm-Copenhagen to Erbil, first flight being on the 27th October.

For booking and general queries please contact Sawan Airlines:

In London: Kawa Khadr on 07888832714
In Copenhagen: 00 45 242 08709
In Stockholm: 00 46 (0) 707506306"
The Kurdistani

The Kurds keep marching forward while Iraq slide back and back towards dictatorship. If I was going to make a prediction, I predict that Kurdistan will make it to EU membership before Turkey ever does.