The first plane of the resumed flight from Iraq to Kuwait lands at Kuwait International Airport on Feb. 27, 2013. Iraq's state-run airline on Wednesday resumed flight to Kuwait, a service halted after ousted President Saddam Hussein invaded the Gulf oil-rich state in 1990, an Iraqi official said. (Xinhua/Noufal Ibrahim)

The first plane of the resumed flight from Iraq to Kuwait lands at Kuwait International Airport on Feb. 27, 2013. Iraq's state-run airline on Wednesday resumed flight to Kuwait, a service halted after ousted President Saddam Hussein invaded the Gulf oil-rich state in 1990, an Iraqi official said. (Xinhua/Noufal Ibrahim)

Passengers of the first plane of the resumed flight from Iraq to Kuwait arrive at Kuwait International Airport on Feb. 27, 2013. Iraq's state-run airline on Wednesday resumed flight to Kuwait, a service halted after ousted President Saddam Hussein invaded the Gulf oil-rich state in 1990, an Iraqi official said. (Xinhua/Noufal Ibrahim)