Did she lie when she said it's "all about that bass"? Hate it when she lies.

As usual first an accident needs to be published before people believe these kind of incidents. Very sad.
Yesterday a FlyDubai aircraft was shot at while landing at Bagdad airport.

BREAKING: Shots fired at passenger plane at Baghdad airport | Al Bawaba

According to the news site's Arabic channel, eight shots were fired into the small plane, injuring at least two passengers and grounding a flight that was scheduled to fly into Baghdad later Monday night from Amman, Jordan.

http://www.pprune.org/middle-east/55...e-baghdad.html

I warned about the safety situation at Bagdad in Oktober 2014. Two near Bagdad, both Iraqi Airways.
Authorities wanted to keep these incidents quiet. Luckily no deaths in this incident. Hope aviation industry will not take safety serious and not think about money first.

http://www.pprune.org/middle-east/54...ml#post8841529

Emirates, Etihad, FlyDubai and likely Air Arabia cancelled all flights to Bagdad. Emirates continues flights to other destinations in Iraq. I know of at least one incident in Erbil in 2014.
Flydubai flight shot at in Baghdad; Emirates, Etihad suspend services - Emirates 24/7

This is a photo taken from inside the aircraft showing a bullet hole.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B8TwYpvIAAAwRVV.jpg:large
Several shots were fired as the plane was landing, ~4 bullets hit the plane, injuries appear to be minor.

...but remember boys and girls: always make that go-around if you're a few knots fast or a few feet too high at 500' even if you have a 3500m dry runway in front of you, because safety come first!

Flying into these places and then hearing a chief pilot tell pilots that "safety comes first" once again proves that flight data monitoring has only become a totalitarian mobbing tool, nothing more. :ugh:

And the authorities? They are busy looking at the ceiling and whistling some song, worried about losing airline managers as their favorite golfing partner.

p.s. I'm talking about aviation in general, not particularly about one specific company.

I'd say only safe airports in Iraq are basrah, najaf and suleymania.

MEA also announced it stopped operating to Bagdad.
MEA, other airlines suspend Baghdad flights after shooting | News , Lebanon News | THE DAILY STAR

Turkish Airlines TK802 flight of this morning was cancelled.
Royal Jordanian RJ810 was also cancelled

So does the nameless one. Erbil and Basra.

Remember, our safety comes first. That is why they proactively cancel flights.....after another company has had one riddled with bullets.....and the GCAA tells them to stop flying there.

Yep.

I bet the management pilots did all the flights into the dangerous areas.

Baghdad flights suspended after being shot at
 

Flights from UAE to Baghdad suspended after Flydubai aircraft hit by gunfire


Flights from the UAE to Baghdad have been suspended with immediate effect after a Flydubai aircraft was hit by small arms fire as it landed in the Iraqi capital.

The incident took place on Monday when the Dubai to Baghdad flight came in to land, Flydubai confirmed.

Emirates and Etihad said on Tuesday morning that all flights have been suspended due to “safety concerns”.

Local media reported that a sniper had fired on the aircraft on Monday night and that Baghdad Airport was shut down following the incident.

Local media reported that a child passenger had been injured but Flydubai said no passengers required medical attention.

Flydubai said bullet holes were discovered in the fuselage.

The statement said: “After landing at Baghdad International Airport (BGW) on 26 January 2015, damage to the aircraft fuselage consistent with small arms fire was discovered on Flydubai flight FZ 215.

“All the passengers disembarked normally through the jet bridge. No medical attention was required at the airport. Passengers from Baghdad to Dubai were accommodated on a replacement aircraft. An investigation is underway to establish what happened.”

An Emirates spokeswoman said: “Emirates can confirm that we are suspending our flights to and from Baghdad due to operational and safety concerns. This took effect from 26 January until further notice.

“Our services to other points in Iraq – Erbil and Basra continue to operate as scheduled. We remain committed to our customers in Iraq and hope to resume services to Baghdad as soon as operational conditions allow us to do so.

“Our customer service team is contacting affected customers to assist them with making alternative travel arrangements. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. Customers can also check emirates.com for the latest flight status.”

Etihad said the decision had been taken following a ban by the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority on Monday.

A statement on Etihad’s website said: “To comply with the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority ban on operation to and from Baghdad on security grounds, Etihad Airways has suspended all flights to the Iraqi city with immediate effect and until further notice.

“The safety of our customers and employees is always our first priority. We will continue to work closely with the authorities and monitor the security situation before recommencing scheduled services to Baghdad.”

Etihad said that cancellations and refunds are being offered.

But Erbil and Kabul are just fine, just fine...

I guess that is what $ir TC means by keeping on top of the security in these places. Send in Fly Dubai and if they don't get shot up, in ek goes.

I'm sure they will find a way to pin blame on the crew... "Why did you accept the flightplan we gave you?"

I bet they just increased the fares to EBL and BSR as well.

Crisis = Opportunity = $$

Funny how it takes a serious event to occur to Cnx flights , but they claim they are on top of the situation .

Allegedly it was just a wedding. All is forgiven. Congratulation to the bride and groom on their new matching AK74's

And Iraqi Airways are planning flights to Manchester from Baggers!

Plans for first non-stop flights from Manchester to Iraq - Manchester Evening News

airliners have been shot down in the past.. very recent past too, they are still operating today… its business… if it happens to a middle eastern carrier, which it has a while ago, the chances are they will take a blow but pull the bodies out, and continue making money..

What annoys me is this sentence;
"According to the news site's Arabic channel, eight shots were fired into the small plane".

I love it how this region looses all sense of perception and only Big, Bigger, Biggest counts. It's a bloody 79 tonne aircraft carrying 189 passengers. Everywhere in the normal world it's a reputable aircraft but here it's deemed too 'small'.

Reminds me of a passenger I met in this region that didn't want to fly on the regional aircraft I was flying because it was too small. (E190 flying the same speed and altitudes) I met him when he got of and he thanked me for one of the best flights of his life... :ugh:

I guess if you can't put your fridge in the overhead locker the plane's too small... :sad:

New York Times reporting three Americans killed in Kabul airport this morning by an Afghan soldier.

f.

Apparently it happened on the military side of the airfield. Since the civilian side is more secure than the ISAF base, its totally safe. Now get out there and make it rain for daddy!!