Nasair Explained

Airline:	NasAir ናዜር
Fleet Size:	1
Destinations:	7
Iata:	UE
Icao:	NAS
Callsign:	NASAIRWAYS
Founded:	2006
Ceased:	2014
Headquarters:	Asmara, Eritrea
Hubs:	Asmara International Airport

Nasair, officially known as Nasair Eritrea,^[1] was an airline based in Asmara, Eritrea. It operated scheduled flights to domestic destinations in Eritrea, as well as limited scheduled services to the Middle East and Eastern Africa. As of May 2014 the airline was reported to be "out of business."^{[2] [3]}

History

The company was founded in 2006 and is one of three divisions of the Nasair Group. The three subsidiaries of the Group are:^[4]

• Nasair Consultant – Provided airline and airport consultancy services.
• Nasair Air Service – The airline. Provided domestic, regional and international scheduled passenger and cargo services.
• Nasair Maintenance Center – Would have provided aircraft maintenance services for own aircraft and those of other airline companies, had regulatory approval been obtained.

Destinations

As of November 2012 Nasair served the following destinations:^[5]

Africa

Eritrea

• Massawa (Massawa International Airport) Hub

Kenya

• Nairobi (Jomo Kenyatta International Airport)

Sudan

• Khartoum (Khartoum International Airport)

• Juba – (Juba International Airport)

Uganda

• Entebbe (Entebbe International Airport)

Asia

United Arab Emirates

• Dubai (Dubai International Airport)

Saudi Arabia

• Dammam (King Fahd International Airport)
• Jeddah (King Abdulaziz International Airport)

Fleet

The Nasair fleet included the following aircraft (as of November 2012):^{[5] [3]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Eritrean Airlines and NasAir Merged. 16 March 2011. TesfaNews. 27 January 2021.
2. Web site: Eritrea's Massawa Airways takes delivery of first of two Beech 1900Ds. ch-aviation. 27 January 2021.
3. Web site: NasAir (Eritrea) on ch-aviation. ch-aviation. 27 January 2021.
4. http://www.nasairgroup.com/ About Nasair Group
5. Web site: Daily Monitor. Daily Monitor. 27 January 2021.