Daallo Airlines is a Somali-owned airline based at Dubai Airport Free Zone in Al Garhoud, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The airline operates scheduled services in the Horn of Africa and the Middle East. It is banned from flying in the European Union.

History

Daallo Airlines was established in 1991 in Djibouti by Mohammed Ibrahim Yassin Olad. It began operations on 20 March 1991. , the carrier had 42 employees; its fleet was composed of two Antonov An-24RV, one Let 410 UVP-E and two Tupolev Tu-154M that served Berbera, Borama, Bossaso, Dire Dawa, Djibouti, Dubai, Hargeisa, Jeddah, Mogadishu, and Sharjah.

In February 2015, Daallo Airlines merged with Jubba Airways to form the new holding company African Airways Alliance. Both airlines continue to operate under separate brands.

Destinations

As of April 2025, Daallo Airlines serves the following scheduled destinations:

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|Kenya||Nairobi||Jomo Kenyatta International Airport|| align="center" |—|| align="center" |

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|Saudi Arabia||Jeddah||King Abdulaziz International Airport|| align="center" |—|| align="center" |

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| rowspan="4" |Somalia||Bosaso||Bosaso Airport|| align="center" |—|| align="center" |

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|Garowe||Garowe Airport|| align="center" |—|| align="center" |

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|Mogadishu||Aden Adde International Airport|||| align="center" |

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|Hargeisa||Hargeisa Egal Airport|| align="center" |—|| align="center" |

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|United Arab Emirates||Dubai||Dubai International Airport|| align="center" |—|| align="center" |

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Fleet

thumb|Daallo Airlines [[Boeing 737-300]]

thumb|A former Daallo Airlines [[Antonov An-24 cargo aircraft]]

Current fleet

As of June 2025, the Daallo Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft:

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|Boeing 737-300

|align=center|1

|align=center|—

|align=center|142

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|Boeing 737-400

|align=center|2

|align=center|—

|align=center|146

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|Bombardier Dash 8 Q400

|align=center|1

|align=center|—

|align=center|76

|(as of August 2025)

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!4

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Daallo Airlines has publicly expressed interest in expanding its fleet with Boeing 737-800s and Bombardier Dash 8-300s, as reported in early 2023.

Former fleet

Daallo Airlines formerly also operated many of owned or leased aircraft types:

  • Antonov An-12
  • Antonov An-24
  • Ilyushin Il-18

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|align=center|Antonov An-24

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|A man tried to board a Daallo Airlines flight in Mogadishu bound for Hargeisa, Djibouti and Dubai carrying powdered chemicals, liquid and a syringe. The incident bore similarities to the failed attempt to blow up Northwest Airlines Flight 253 travelling to Detroit from Amsterdam on Christmas Day, 2009. The man was arrested and taken into Somali police custody.

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|align=center|Airbus A321

|align=center|SX-BHS

|align=center|Hole in fuselage, damage from subsequent fire

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|Five minutes after taking off from Mogadishu en route to Djibouti, a bomb exploded aboard Flight 159, opening a hole in the fuselage behind the 2R door. Pilots were able to land the plane at Aden Adde International Airport. Two injuries were reported and one man was claimed to have been pulled from the plane during or after the explosion, landing in the town of Dhiiqaaley near Balad, Somalia. The Islamic terrorist group Al-Shabaab later claimed responsibility for the bombing.

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References

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  • Official website