Djibouti Airlines
Djibouti Airlines was an airline based in Djibouti City, Djibouti. It operated regional scheduled and ad hoc charter services using wet leased aircraft out of its base at Djibouti-Ambouli International Airport.
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| Founded | 1996 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 2009 | ||||||
| Hubs | Djibouti-Ambouli International Airport | ||||||
| Destinations | 8 (in 2006) | ||||||
| Headquarters | Djibouti City, Djibouti | ||||||
History
Djibouti Airlines was established on 1 February 1996 by former Puntavia director Moussa Rayaleh. Low-fare commuter services commenced on 5 February with first flights to Dire Dawa and Hargeisa using a Let L-410 UVP-E aircraft. The company was owned by Moussa Rayaleh Waberi (Chairman) (97.3%) and other investors (2.7%) and had 46 employees (at March 2007).[1] It had its commercial transport license revoked on 30 July 2009.[2]
Destinations
| Djibouti Airlines operated scheduled services to the following destinations (at December 2006): | ||||||||||||
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| Country | City | Airport | Notes | |||||||||
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| Djibouti | Djibouti City | Djibouti-Ambouli International Airport | Hub | |||||||||
| Africa | ||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | Bole International Airport | ||||||||||
| Dire Dawa | Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport | |||||||||||
| Somalia | Boosaaso | Bender Qassim International Airport | ||||||||||
| Hargeisa | Hargeisa International Airport | |||||||||||
| Middle East | ||||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | Dubai | Dubai International Airport | ||||||||||
| Sharjah | Sharjah International Airport | |||||||||||
| Yemen | Aden | Aden International Airport | ||||||||||
Fleet
Djibouti Airlines destinations in 2007.
The Djibouti Airlines fleet included the following aircraft types (as of June 2009):
Accidents and incidents
- On 17 March 2002 at 18:02 local time, a Djibouti Airlines Let L-410 Turbolet (registered J2-KBC) transport aircraft crashed into the Gulf of Aden shortly off the runway threshold of Djibouti-Ambouli International Airport, where it had attempted to land following a flight from Aden Adde International Airport. All four persons on board were killed.[3]
- On 27 July 2007 at around 13:00 local time, a Djibouti Airlines Antonov An-26 cargo aircraft crash-landed on a field near Shinile, Ethiopia, resulting in the death of one out of the nine persons on board. The aircraft had just left Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport for a flight to Djibouti-Ambouli International Airport when one engine failed.[4]
References
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