Djibouti Airlines was an airline based in Djibouti, Djibouti. It operated regional scheduled and ad hoc charter services using wet leased aircraft out of its base at Djibouti-Ambouli International Airport.
History
Djibouti Airlines was established on 1 February 1996 by former Puntavia director Moussa Rayaleh. It had its commercial transport license revoked on 30 July 2009.
Destinations
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! colspan="5" style="background: #D3D3D3;"|Djibouti Airlines operated scheduled services to the following destinations (at December 2006):
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| Country
| City
| Airport
| Notes
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| colspan="13" | Domestic
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| Djibouti
| Djibouti
| Djibouti-Ambouli International Airport
| Hub
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| colspan="13" | Africa
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| Ethiopia
| Addis Ababa
| Bole International Airport
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| Dire Dawa
| Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport
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| Somalia
| Boosaaso
| Bender Qassim International Airport
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| Somaliland
| Hargeisa
| Hargeisa International Airport
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| colspan="13" | Middle East
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| United Arab Emirates
| Dubai
| Dubai International Airport
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| Sharjah
| Sharjah International Airport
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| Yemen
| Aden
| Aden International Airport
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Fleet
thumb|right|Djibouti Airlines destinations in 2007.
The Djibouti Airlines fleet included the following aircraft types (as of June 2009):
- Antonov An-12
- Antonov An-24RV
- Ilyushin Il-18
- Ilyushin Il-76
Accidents and incidents
- On 17 March 2002 at 18:02 local time, a Djibouti Airlines Let L-410 Turbolet (registered J2-KBC) transport aircraft crashed into the Gulf of Aden shortly off the runway threshold of Djibouti-Ambouli International Airport, where it had attempted to land following a flight from Aden Adde International Airport. All four persons on board were killed.
- On 27 July 2007 at around 13:00 local time, a Djibouti Airlines Antonov An-26 cargo aircraft crash-landed on a field near Shinile, Ethiopia, resulting in the death of one out of the nine persons on board. The aircraft had just left Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport for a flight to Djibouti-Ambouli International Airport when one engine failed.