Dagestan Airlines Explained

Airline:Dagestan Airlines
Fleet Size:5
Destinations:6
Iata:N2
Icao:DAG
Callsign:DAGAL
Founded:1994
Ceased:19 December 2011
Headquarters:Uytash Airport
Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia
Hubs:Uytash Airport
Website:www.dagair.ru

OJSC Dagestan Airlines (Russian: ОАО Авиалинии Дагестана) was an airline based at Uytash Airport in Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia,[1] [2] operating domestic and international scheduled and chartered flights.[3]

History

The roots of the airline can be traced back to February 1927, when an Aeroflot department serving the Makhachkala region of the Soviet Union was founded. In 1994, following the split-up of Aeroflot, it became and independent company known as Makhachkala Air Enterprise. In 1996, the company was rebranded as Dagestan Airlines. In March 2007, it had 809 employees.[3]

From 2010 onwards, the South East Airlines branding was introduced. On 19 December 2011, the airline had its licence revoked but the airline said they would appeal the decision.[4] [5]

Destinations

As of December 2010, Dagestan Airlines operated scheduled flights to the following destinations:[6]

Fleet

The South East Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of December 2011):[7]

Dagestan Airlines Fleet
AircraftIn Fleet
Antonov An-24RV1
Tupolev Tu-1342
Tupolev Tu-154B21
Tupolev Tu-154M3
Mil Mi-8
Total7

Accidents and incidents

On 4 December 2010, Dagestan Airlines Flight 372, a Tupolev Tu-154M carrying 160 passengers and 8 crew, crashed during an emergency landing at Domodedovo International Airport, Moscow. Two passengers died and 56 were injured.[8]

Notes and References

  1. "Directory: World airlines." Flight International. 23–29 March 2004. 59.
  2. "Главная." Dagestan Airlines. Retrieved on 24 June 2010. "Россия, Республика Дагестан, г. Махачкала, аэропорт ."
  3. News: Directory: World Airlines . . 71 . 2007-03-27.
  4. Web site: Russia's Dagestan Airlines loses AOC. atwonline.com. en. 2017-12-23.
  5. News: Авиалинии Дагестана уличены в монопольном сговоре. Клерк. 2017-12-23.
  6. http://www.dagair.ru/pass/on-line_timetable/ Dagestan Airlines timetable. Retrieved 2010-12-04.
  7. http://www.ch-aviation.ch/airlinepage.php?code1=DGH Dagestan Airlines fleet list at ch-aviation.ch.
  8. Web site: Two killed as plane makes emergency landing in Russia. https://web.archive.org/web/20140129081609/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iFSfTa3SppB7gIsFcIgOVnjeM19g?docId=CNG.f20a47ac6b3d8a573abdfa41c0b1c9ad.5f1. dead. January 29, 2014. AFP. 4 December 2010.