Kurdistan Airlines
Kurdistan Airlines A.K.A Kurdish Airlines was a Kurdish airline based in the United Arab Emirates.
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| Founded | 2004 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 2010 | ||||||
| Hubs | Erbil International Airport | ||||||
| Parent company | Commercial Office of Kurdistan Region Iraq (L.L.C) | ||||||
| Headquarters | Dubai, UAE | ||||||
| Key people | Yahya M. Ali (General Manager) | ||||||
| Website | http://www.kurdistanairlines.tripod.com/ | ||||||
History
The first flight of Kurdistan Airlines (Commercial Office of Kurdistan Region Iraq (L.L.C)) landed in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan, Iraq on July 21, 2005 at 10:30 am (0630 GMT) carrying 46 Iraqi and Kurdish businessmen from Dubai, UAE.[1]
The establishment of Kurdistan Airlines was announced by a press release on 2 August 2005 by the Commercial Office of Kurdistan Region Iraq in Dubai, UAE.[2]
On 7 August 2005 Dnata Agencies was appointed General Sales Agent (GSA) for Kurdistan Airlines in the Persian Gulf region.[3]
The first Kurdistan Airlines revenue flight, flying from Frankfurt to Erbil arrived at Erbil airport at 6:30 a.m on September 20, 2005 with 40 passengers on board.[4]
On July 14, 2006 it was reported that a Kurdistan Airlines aircraft was stranded in Rafic Hariri International Airport Beirut, Lebanon during the 2006 Lebanon War.[5]
As of 2010, the airline had no aircraft and thus is now inactive.
Headquarters
The company's headquarters were located at Warba Centre in Dubai, UAEDubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Fleet
As of December 2010, Kurdistan Airlines had formerly owned one Boeing 737-200 aircraft, however it has since been re-registered with Imperial Jet, effectively rendering the airline inactive.
Notes
- DBX Kurdistan
- Kurdmedia
- Emirates Group Archived 2007-10-19 at the Wayback Machine
- Kurdistan Tourism Archived 2007-01-07 at the Wayback Machine
- Kurdmedia Archived 2006-08-19 at the Wayback Machine
