Kurdistan Airlines

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Kurdistan Airlines
IATA
N/A		 ICAO
N/A		 Callsign
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Founded 2004
Hubs Erbil International Airport
Fleet size (?)
Destinations 2
Parent company Commercial Office of Kurdistan Region Iraq (L.L.C)
Headquarters Dubai, UAE
Key people Yahya M. Ali (General Manager)
Website: http://www.kurdistanairlinesco.com

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[edit] History

The first flight of Kurdistan Airlines (Commercial Office of Kurdistan Region Iraq (L.L.C))landed in Arbil, Iraqi Kurdistan, Iraq on July 21, 2005 at 10:30 am (0630 GMT) carrying 46 Iraqi and Kurdish businessmen from Dubai, UAE.[1]

The establishment of the Kurdistan Airlines was announced by a press release on 2 August 2005 by the Commercial Office of Kurdistan Region Iraq in Dubai, UAE[2].

On 7 August 2005 Dnata Agencies, has been appointed General Sales Agent (GSA) for Kurdistan Airlines in the Gulf.[3]

The first Kurdistan Airlines flight , flying from Frankfurt to Erbil arrived at Erbil airport at 6:30 a.m on September 20, 2005 with 40 passengers on board.[4]

On July 14, 2006 it was reported that a Kurdistan Airlines aircraft was stranded in Rafic Hariri International Airport Beirut, Lebanon during the Israeli-Lebanese conflict in August 2006.[5]

[edit] Headquarters

The company's headquarters are located at Warba Centre in Dubai, UAEDubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry

[edit] Destinations

Kurdistan Airlines will be the first airline registered in Iraqi Kurdistan once business improves. The small number of flights currently flying under the Kurdistan Airlines name are charter flights.

Charter flights currently offered by Kurdistan Airlines from Arbil include:

Frankfurt, Germany

Dubai, UAE


The flight between Frankfurt, Germany and Arbil, Iraq is operated by Hamburg International.

The flight between Dubai, UAE and Arbil, Iraq was was formerly operated by Silver Air using a Boeing 737-200 registered J2-KCE but is now operated by Dolphin Air.


[edit] Fleet

As of December 2006, the Kurdistan Airlines includes the following aircraft:

As of 29 June 2006, this aircraft has been parked in Rafic Hariri International Airport Beirut, Lebanon for over 2 months.[8]The aircraft is registered with the Lebanese Civil Aviation Authority as OD-NOR and is owned by Zuhoor Nawroz Trading Limited, a company based in Amman, Jordan.

[edit] References

  1. ^ DBX Kurdistan
  2. ^ Kurdmedia
  3. ^ Emirates Group
  4. ^ Kurdistan Tourism
  5. ^ Kurdmedia
  6. ^ Airliners.net
  7. ^ Airliners.net
  8. ^ Airliners.net

[edit] External links

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