Safety has been compromised by commercial viability.
And as a pilot, we should not allow this to happen because safety should not be compromised. I am sure many pilots are in the "RED" or "AMBER" about operating to Baghdad and the management should take it seriously.
Baghdad might be a goldmine, but at the same time it could well be a landmine or a time bomb as well. All it take is one bomb, one missile, one casualty. Whether there is pressure from high above or not, the timing is not right to operate to Baghdad at the moment.
Have the commercial people told you that there are demands somewhere else that is safer to operate?
Have you considered GF's former goldmines like Colombo, Jakarta, and Dublin?
And winter holiday is fast approaching, how about those snowbirds from Scandinavia and Russia wanting to travel to warm and sunny tropical weather in Thailand and Malaysia?
GF is not RJ. Bahrain is not Jordan. And I do not want to get into politic and religion conflict.