Jaspike From United Kingdom, joined Feb 2008, 1 posts, RR: 2 Posted (9 years 3 months 6 days 9 hours ago) and read 2158 times:
He said 350 locals were already working at the airport base and the area was ripe for commercial activity.
"It won't take a lot to get us going. The important thing is it will have to be a phased transition from military control to civil control," he added.
He said the airport's immediate needs were for an air freight company to come on board, and management for a civil airport and customs and immigration to be set up.
Renovation work and an estimated £15m will also be vital for an airport where the tower has no radar - it was bombed on the second day of the war.
Cedarjet From United Kingdom, joined May 1999, 7724 posts, RR: 55 Reply 1, posted (9 years 3 months 6 days 9 hours ago) and read 2119 times:
I'm sure there is plenty of money to be made flying Iraqis and others in and out of Iraq - before the US imposed sanctions, Iraqi Airways flew to Brazil, Japan and of course all over Europe and the ME. I hope it's possible to safely open Basra (and Baghdad) as soon as possible - another step for Iraq becoming a normal country again.
PS Jaspike, I think Basra would be more interesting than Nottingham! I'd go for a look around.
fly Saha Air 707s daily from Tehran's downtown Mehrabad to Mashhad, Kish Island and Ahwaz
LTBEWR From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 12365 posts, RR: 12 Reply 3, posted (9 years 3 months 6 days 8 hours ago) and read 2049 times:
As many of you may know, Basra is the major shipping harbor for oil and other goods for Iraq. As it is close to Kuwait and quite distant from Bagdad, it is being redeveloped quite early, to get trade going, especially the oil shipping. So it is natural that getting the airport going soon will have a beneifcial affect in that redevelopment and investment there, and to get Iraq back on it's own feet.
Slider From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 6518 posts, RR: 36 Reply 6, posted (9 years 3 months 5 days 6 hours ago) and read 1828 times:
Jaspike, the world isn't you... open your mind!!!
Yeah Jaspike....why wouldn't you want to go to an overly hostile place, where guerilla terrorist tactics have been ongoing for months killing thousands of innocent civilians, (including another bombing at a hotel today), where political, religious extremist, and military forces are all embroiled in a maelstrom of chaos?
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