Yemenia

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Yemenia
IATA
IY
ICAO
IYE
Callsign
YEMENI
Founded 1961
Hubs Sana'a International Airport
Focus cities Aden International Airport
Dubai International Airport
Frequent flyer program The Arabia Felix Club
Member lounge Departures Lounge
Fleet size 16 (+10 orders, 4 options)
Destinations 35
Headquarters Sana'a, Yemen
Key people Capt. Abdulkalek Saleh Al-Kadi (Chairman)
Website: http://www.yemenia.com/
Yemenia Airbus A310 in Frankfurt Airport
Yemenia Airbus A310 in Frankfurt Airport

Yemenia - Yemen Airways (Arabic: الخطوط الجوية اليمنية) is the national airline of Yemen, based in Sana'a. It operates scheduled domestic services as well as international services to more than 30 destinations in Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and Asia. Its main base is Sana'a International Airport (SAH), with a hub at Aden Airport (ADE).

Yemenia is a member of the Arab Air Carriers Organization.

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[edit] History

The airline was established on 4 August 1961 as Yemen Airlines and started operations in 1962. It was reorganized and renamed Yemen Airways in 1972, following nationalisation. The Yemenia name was adopted on 1 July 1978, following the joint establishment early in 1977 of a new airline by the governments of the Yemen Arab Republic, now Republic of Yemen, and Saudi Arabia. The operations of Aden-based Alyemda have been incorporated. The airline is owned by the Government of Yemen (51%) and the government of Saudi Arabia (49%).

[edit] Destinations

See full article: Yemenia destinations

[edit] Fleet

The Yemenia fleet consists of the following aircraft as of October 2007 [1]

Yemenia Fleet
Aircraft Total Passengers
(First/Business/Economy)
Notes
Airbus A310-300 4 213 (18/195)
214 (18/196)
201 (12/189)
190 (12/21/157)
Airbus A330-200 2 277 (18/0/259)
Airbus A350-800 XWB (10 orders)
(4 options)
Entry into service: 2014
Boeing 727-200 1
Boeing 737-800 4 154 (12/142)
Boeing 747SP 1 Operated for government
De Havilland Canada Dash 8-100 2
Ilyushin Il-76TD 2

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