First airplane will land in Karbala International Airport in 2018

Imam Hussein Holy Shrine announced that Karbala International Airport will receive the first airplane in 2018.

Imam Hussein Holy Shrine announced that Karbala International Airport will receive the first airplane in 2018.

The announcement was made in a press conference held on Saturday Feb 25, 2017 when the Iraqi National Investment Commission handed over the license of building the airport to the Imam Hussein Holy Shrine.

The Holy Shrine’sChief ClericSheikh Abdul-Mahdi al-Kerbalaey said that all the procedures had been completed, and such a process took two years of constant work to be accomplished.

A committee of expert engineers will be formed in order to assist in building an exceptional airport according to international standards.