Somon Air
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| Founded | 2007 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | February 2008 | ||||||
| Hubs | Dushanbe International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 6 | ||||||
| Destinations | 25[1] | ||||||
| Company slogan | 10 Years with You! | ||||||
| Headquarters | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | ||||||
| Key people | Thomas W. Hallam II (CEO) | ||||||
| Website |
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Somon Air is the national carrier of Tajikistan with an office headquartered in Dushanbe.[2] The airline operations are based at Dushanbe International Airport. The airline started operating on February 5, 2008 with regular flights to Moscow and Dubai.
Since formation, Somon Air has been primarily focused on passenger service and transportation to Eastern Europe and other locations. Most flights to international destinations operate from Dushanbe.
Destinations
Somon Air flies to following destinations (as of September 2018):[1]
Fleet
The Somon Air fleet comprises the following aircraft (as of September 2018):[3]
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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| C | Y | Total | ||||
| Boeing 737-300 | 2 | — | — | 148 | 148 | |
| Boeing 737-800 | 2 | — | — | 189 | 189 | |
| Boeing 737-900ER | 2 | — | 16 | 168 | 184 | |
| Total | 6 | — | ||||
International cooperation
In the new era of globalization and international integration, partnerships between airlines play a major role in developing and expanding the aviation market. In this context, Somon Air is working on signing interline agreements with some of major airlines from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Europe and Asia.
In early August 2009, Somon Air joined IATA’s (International Air Transport Association) IATA Billing and Settlement Plan. As of January 2013, the airline participates in 14 BSP countries. BSP is a settlement system designed to simplify the selling, reporting and remitting procedures between passenger sales agents and airlines globally. Nowadays, BSP is used in more than 179 countries and territories worldwide serving over 400 airlines globally.
In April 2013, Somon Air jointed the IATA Multilateral Interline Traffic Agreement (MITA). The IATA Multilateral Interline Traffic Agreement (MITA) is an agreement where passengers and cargo use a standard traffic document on various transportation modes to reach the final destination on a particular routing. More than 350 of international and domestic airlines worldwide participate in MITA.
In June 2013, Somon Air became the member of IATA Clearing House The IATA Clearing House provides a secured service for an efficient and on-time settling of interline accounts between the world's airlines, airline-associated companies and travel partners.
In September 2017, Somon Air obtained IATA membership.
Somon Air works with companies including DNATA, FRAPORT, THY, and SHELL.
References
- 1 2 "Timetable". www.somonair.com. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
- ↑ "Main." Somon Air. Retrieved on 27 February 2012. "Contacts: 40, Mirzo Mastongulov Str. Dushanbe, Tajikistan, 734012 " - Russian: "734012, Таджикистан, Душанбе, ул. Мирзо Мастонгулова, 40"
- ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part Two)". Airliner World (November 2016): 33.
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