Buraq Air
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| Buraq Air البراق |
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| IATA UZ |
ICAO BRQ |
Callsign BURAQAIR |
| Founded | 2001 | |
| Hubs | Tripoli International Airport Benina International Airport |
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| Focus cities | Benghazi (Benina International Airport) | |
| Fleet size | 17 | |
| Destinations | 6 (excluding cargo destinations) | |
| Headquarters | Tripoli, Libya | |
| Key people | Mohamed Bubeida (Chairman) | |
| Website: http://www.buraqair.com/ | ||
- For the Indonesian airline of similar name, see Bouraq Indonesia Airlines.
Buraq Air (El-Buraq Air Transport Inc) is an airline based in Tripoli, Libya. It operates scheduled domestic and international services, as well as passenger and cargo charter services and flights in support of the oil industry under a joint venture with CHC [1]. Until recently, the airline's hub was Mitiga Airport, which, although smaller than Tripoli International Airport, is much closer to the city centre of Tripoli. Its new hub is now Tripoli International.
Its name comes from the buraq, a creature on which the prophet Muhammad is supposed to have flown.
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[edit] History
The airline started operations on 15 November 2001 and it is the first privately owned airline in Libya[1].
[edit] Services
Buraq Air operates domestic scheduled services between Benghazi and Tripoli and four other domestic destinations, as well as international services to three cities in Morocco, Syria and Turkey[1].
[edit] Destinations
[edit] Fleet
The Buraq Air fleet consists of the following aircraft (at May 2007):
| Type | Number | Seats | Routes | Notes |
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| Boeing 727-200 | 4 | |||
| Boeing 737-200 | 2 | |||
| Boeing 737-800 | 2 (plus 1 on order) | |||
| Boeing 747-200B | 1 | |||
| Bombardier Dash 8 300 | 1 | |||
| British Aerospace Jetstream 32 | 1 | |||
| Let L-410 UVP-E | 3 | |||
| Ilyushin Il-76MD | 1 | |||
| Ilyushin Il-76TD | 1 | |||
| McDonnell Douglas DC-10 | 1 |
A preliminary agreement has been reached with Boeing on the purchase of up to 6 Boeing 737-800 aircraft (3 orders and 3 options). Confirmation was made for the acquisition of two of the aircraft of which one was delivered in October, and the second in November 2006. The order for the third aircraft was finalized in September 2006.[citation needed]
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