Zagrosjet should not be confused with Zagros Airlines.
Airline: | Zagrosjet زاگرۆس جێت |
Iata: | Z4 |
Icao: | GZQ |
Callsign: | ZAGROSJET |
Founded: | October 2005 (as Zagros Air) |
Destinations: | 7 |
Fleet Size: | 4 |
Headquarters: | Erbil, Kurdistan Region |
Ceased: | March 2018 |
Zagrosjet was an airline headquartered in Erbil, capital of the Kurdistan Region, which operated scheduled and chartered international passenger and cargo flights. The airline suspended all flight operations due to blockade on Erbil International Airport post 2017 Kurdistan Region independence referendum period.
The Airline takes its name from the Zagros Mountains. Zagrosjet was established in October 2005 by Zagros Group under the name Zagros Air. It was licensed as an Air Carrier by Ministry of Transportation – Iraq in June 2013 to perform scheduled and unscheduled flights for passenger and cargo. In August 2013 the airline changed its name to Zagrosjet to avoid confusion with Zagros Airlines of Iran. Zagrosjet launched its flight operations in 2013 with a network covering Middle East destinations, Europe and Turkey.
As of February 2016 Zagrosjet offers scheduled flights to the following destinations:
Country | City | Airport | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Azerbaijan | Baku | Heydar Aliyev International Airport | ||
Iraq | Baghdad | Baghdad International Airport | ||
Erbil | Erbil International Airport | |||
Norway | Oslo | Oslo Airport | ||
Netherlands | Amsterdam | Amsterdam Airport Schiphol | ||
Turkey | Ankara | Esenboğa International Airport | ||
Istanbul | Atatürk International Airport | |||
Zagrosjet operated the following aircraft during operations (as of July 2021):[1]
Aircraft | Total | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
Airbus A320-200 | 2 | 1 leased from Atlasjet 1 operated by Atlasjet Ukraine | |
Airbus A321-200 | 2 | 1 leased from Onur Air | |
Total | 4 |