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Djibouti Airlines was an airline based in Djibouti, 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.[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 | 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 | ||||||||||
Somaliland | Hargeisa | Hargeisa International Airport | ||||||||||
Middle East | ||||||||||||
United Arab Emirates | Dubai | Dubai International Airport | ||||||||||
Sharjah | Sharjah International Airport | |||||||||||
Yemen | Aden | Aden International Airport |
Fleet
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Djibouti_Airlines.png/220px-Djibouti_Airlines.png)
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]
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