IRS Airlines
IRS Airlines Limited was an airline based in Abuja. It operates scheduled domestic passenger services. Its main base is Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport.[1] The airline was established in 2002 and started operations in March 2002.[2] It meanwhile ceased operations.[3]
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| Founded | 2002 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 2013 | ||||||
| Hubs | Murtala Muhammed International Airport Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport | ||||||
| Frequent-flyer program | T-plus | ||||||
| Fleet size | 4 | ||||||
| Destinations | 6 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Abuja, FCT, Nigeria | ||||||
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| Website | www.flyirsairlines.com | ||||||
Destinations
IRS operated services to the following domestic scheduled destinations as of February 2013:
- Abuja - Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Hub
- Kaduna - Kaduna Airport
- Kano - Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport
- Lagos - Murtala Muhammed International Airport Hub
- Maiduguri - Maiduguri International Airport
- Yola - Yola Airport
Fleet
A Fokker F100 belonging to the airline at Murtala Muhammed International Airport
The IRS Airlines fleet included the following aircraft (as of August 2016):[4]
| Aircraft | In fleet | Order | Passengers | Notes |
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| Fokker 100 | 4 | 0 | 100 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 |
Accidents and Incidents
- On 11 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.[5]
References
- "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 94.
- Home page IRS Airlines August 13, 2006 Retrieved on 19 October 2009
- ch-aviation.com - IRS Airlines retrieved 23 June 2019
- "Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2016): 22.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-05-11. Retrieved 2014-05-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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