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Destinations
  
8 (in 2006)

Founded
  
1996

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DJIBOUTI AIR

Headquarters
  
Djibouti, Djibouti

Ceased operations
  
2009

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Hubs
  
Djibouti-Ambouli International Airport

Hub
  
Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport

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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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). It had its commercial transport license revoked on 30 July 2009.

Fleet

The Djibouti Airlines fleet included the following aircraft types (as of June 2009):

  • Antonov An-12
  • Antonov An-24RV
  • Ilyushin Il-18
  • Ilyushin Il-76

    • 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.
  • 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.

    • References

    Djibouti Airlines Wikipedia
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