IRS Airlines

IRS Airlines
IATA ICAO Callsign
IS LVB SILVERBIRD
Founded 2002 ceased operations 2013
Hubs Murtala Muhammed International Airport
Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport
Frequent-flyer program T-plus
Fleet size 4
Destinations 6
Company slogan Now you can go places...
Headquarters Abuja, FCT, Nigeria
Key people
  • Rabiu Isyaku-Rabiu
  • Yemi Dada
Website www.flyirsairlines.com

IRS Airlines Limited is an airline based in Abuja. It operates scheduled domestic passenger services. Its main base is Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport.[1]

History

The airline was established in 2002 and started operations in March 2002. Its Operational base is in Lagos.[2]

Destinations

IRS operates services to the following domestic scheduled destinations (as of February 2013):

Accidents and Incidents

  • On the 11th of May, 2014, an IRS Airlines Fokker 100, registered 5N-SIK, was returning from a post maintenance check-up when it crashed near the township of Ganla, Niger. The two pilots survived with undisclosed injuries.[3]

Fleet

A Fokker F100 belonging to the airline at Murtala Muhammed International Airport

The IRS Airlines fleet includes the following aircraft (as of August 2016):[4]

IRS Airlines
Aircraft In fleet Order Passengers Notes
Fokker 100 4 0 100
Total 4 0

    References

    1. "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 94.
    2. Home page IRS Airlines August 13, 2006 Retrieved on 19 October 2009
    3. http://www.punchng.com/news/irs-plane-crashes-in-niger-republic/
    4. "Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2016): 22.
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