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JAN 15, 2004 (newstodate): Last week, Danish Airport Transport company, DAT was chartered by the Norwegian Ministry of Defence to fly a contingent of troops to Iraq.
Operating with an ATR-72 aircraft, DAT lifted 25 soliders with complete personal equipment from Oslo Gardermoen to Basra.
-The flight benefited from a 100 kt tail wind, allowing us to fly seven hours from Oslo with only one technical fuel stop at Larnaca followed by a final flight of 5.5 hours to Basra, says Ole Christiansen, DAT sales & operations manager.
Flights into Iraq are still highly demanding in precision, allowing for only one hour's stay at Basra Airport and requiring arriving with fuel for the return flight.
All slot windows including entry into Iraq airspace and airport approach allow a margin of only five minutes.
Operating with an ATR-72 aircraft, DAT lifted 25 soliders with complete personal equipment from Oslo Gardermoen to Basra.
-The flight benefited from a 100 kt tail wind, allowing us to fly seven hours from Oslo with only one technical fuel stop at Larnaca followed by a final flight of 5.5 hours to Basra, says Ole Christiansen, DAT sales & operations manager.
Flights into Iraq are still highly demanding in precision, allowing for only one hour's stay at Basra Airport and requiring arriving with fuel for the return flight.
All slot windows including entry into Iraq airspace and airport approach allow a margin of only five minutes.