Iraqi Airways carried 271,589 passengers across 1,585 direct flights in September 2026, the Transport Ministry said in a statement reported by Shafaq News. The figures describe the national carrier’s traffic for the month, rather than total passenger movements across Iraqi airports.
The report quotes the airline’s management on plans to expand the network and improve fleet readiness. It supplies no comparable monthly traffic series, seat capacity, load factor or revenue figures, so the passenger total alone does not establish growth or profitability.