Kurdistan Airlines
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| Kurdistan Airlines | ||
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| Founded | 2004 | |
| Hubs | Erbil International Airport | |
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| 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-uae.com/ | ||
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[edit] History
The first flight of Kurdistan Airlines (Commercial Office of Kurdistan Region Iraq (L.L.C))landed in Arbil, 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 the 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, has been appointed General Sales Agent (GSA) for Kurdistan Airlines in the Gulf.[3]
The first Kurdistan Airlines 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 Israeli-Lebanese conflict in August 2006.[5]
[edit] Headquarters
The company's headquarters are located at Warba Centre in Dubai, UAEDubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry
[edit] Fleet
The Kurdistan Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of February 2008):
No aircraft at the moment.
