Sweden cancels all air traffic with Iraq

Published: Aug. 11, 2007 at 1:04 AM

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Aug. 11 (UPI) -- The Swedish Civil Aviation Authority announced Friday that all flights to and from Iraq have been canceled indefinitely.

The decision was made after gunfire was aimed at a Nordic Airways plane as it took off from an airfield in northeastern Iraq Wednesday, The Local reported.

"We have made this decision in order to protect the safety of both passengers and crew," Eva Axne, head of air safety at the CAA, said.

Two companies, Viking Airlines and Nordic Airways, have been providing regular air service between Sweden and Iraq.

© 2007 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Order reprints



Additional News Stories
Kim leads in Ochoa Invitational (14 min)
COL BKB: Ohio State 72, James Madison 44 (18 min)
Rose leads season's final PGA Tour event (20 min)
Warhol painting sells for $43.7M (52 min)
Co-worker allegedly attacked over perfume
Djokovic wins at Paribas Masters
District halts cash-for-grades fundraiser
fark
Coming to a hipster douche near you: 1890s fashion. 'Cause nothing says "manly" like knee socks,...
Tennessee man found asleep in a ditch with a loaded rifle and a bottle of moonshine
If there are aliens on other worlds, did Jesus die for their sins, too? After all, every Gelgamek...
Murder suspect tells jury he has the cure for global warming, knows how to win in Afghanistan, and...
...and when they covered the Jews' cars in sticky-notes I said nothing, because I was not a Jew
Photoshop this barrier balancer