Royal Jordanian Airlines said it will hold up its flights between Amman, Erbil and Sulaymaniyah, north of Iraq, starting from 6 pm on Friday September 29th.

RJ added in a statement that the flight suspend came after Iraqi authorities asked all the airlines operating in Erbil and Sulaymaniyah to hold up flights until a further notice.

10 flights are operated on weekly basis to Erbil, while 3 are operated to Sulaymaniyah.

This article is an edited translation from the Arabic Edition