Djibouti Airlines
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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 | |||
| Website |
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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.
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 | |||||||||
| Domestic | ||||||||||||
| 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 onboard 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]