erbil iraq kurdistan regional government wednesday reject iraqi government ultimatum hand control international airports baghdad iraqi prime minister haider al-abadi react independence referendum hold autonomous kurdish government monday tell krg hand control erbil sulaimaniya airports else would suspend direct international flight kurdistan friday krg transport minister mowlud murad tell news conference kurdish capital erbil say keep control airports keep direct flight erbil need kurdish authorities security force part fight islamic state militants express hope crisis could resolve friday would also hurt kurdistan economy iraqi civil aviation authority send notice foreign airlines company tell international flight erbil sulaimaniya suspend 1500 gmt 11.00 a.m. et domestic flight allow abadi tuesday say flight halt 3:00 p.m. 1200 gmt iran say last week stop flight kurdistan request iraqi government lebanon middle east airlines suspend daily flight erbil sizeable lebanese community friday among airlines fly erbil flydubai qatar airways royal jordanian turkish airlines austrian kurdistan reject iraq 's demand hand airports baghdad ready air ban