Like other carriers in the region, Emirati FlyDubai will temporarily suspend flights to Arbil, the Kurdish capital in Iraq, beginning Sept. 30, Daily Sabah reported Sept. 28. At the request of the Iraqi government, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, and Qatar all announced Sept. 27 that their airlines will suspend flights to Iraqi Kurdistan starting Sept. 29. Following the results of the Kurdish independence referendum Sept. 26, Iraqi Prime Minister required Kurdish authorities to hand over its airports to Baghdad within three days or the Kurdish Region would face a flight embargo.