Djibouti Air Explained

Airline:Djibouti Air
Fleet Size:1
Destinations:2
Iata:DA
Icao:-
Callsign:-
Founded:2011
Ceased:2012[1]
Headquarters:Djibouti City, Djibouti
Key People:Shabab Attarzadeh (CEO)
Hubs:Djibouti-Ambouli International Airport
Focus Cities:Dubai

Djibouti Air was an airline based in Djibouti. Its logo depicted the Djibouti spurfowl.

Operations

Djibouti Air was owned by the government of Djibouti as well as a private investor from the United Arab Emirates.[2]

The airline began operations on March 3, 2011, with a flight to Dubai from Djibouti.[2] During that month, it also launched six weekly Djibouti–Dubai flights via its dual-class Boeing 737 aircraft.[3]

In February 2012, the airline suspended its only scheduled services from the Djibouti-Ambouli International Airport to Dubai International Airport.[1]

Destinations

The airline only flew to Dubai, but had plans to launch flights to Ethiopia, Somalia, Yemen, Kenya, Malaysia, East Asia and Europe. Additionally, it was set to offer more frequent flights throughout the Middle East.

Fleet

Djibouti Air's fleet included the following aircraft types on the 5th July 2011, before it ceased operations:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Djibouti Air . ch-aviation.com . 22 September 2020.
  2. Web site: UAE investor helps launch Djibouti national carrier. Nadia Saleem, Staff Reporter. 24 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20110205134802/http://gulfnews.com/business/aviation/uae-investor-helps-launch-djibouti-national-carrier-1.754560. 5 February 2011. live.
  3. Web site: Stop Press – 15MAR11. 24 April 2015.