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Jubba Airways is a Somali airline that operates domestic passenger and cargo flights within Somalia, as well as to destinations in the Middle East.

History

The carrier was founded in 1998 by one Calgary-based Somali entrepreneur, Said Nur Qailie. Previously headquartered at the Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu, Somalia,

In May 1998, a month after the company had been established, the airline embarked on its first flight. This represented the first direct flight from Sharjah to Mogadishu since the state-owned Somali Airlines discontinued operations in 1991.

As of 2009, Jubba Airways was registered in Nairobi, Kenya. It also has branches in Somalia, Djibouti, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Uganda. Both airlines continue to operate under separate brands.

Destinations

As of May 2024, Jubba Airways serves the following scheduled destinations:

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|Djibouti||Djibouti City||Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport || align=center | || align=center |

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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="9" |Somalia||Adado||Adado Airport || align=center | || align=center |

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|Baidoa||Baidoa Airport || align=center | || align=center |

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|Bosaso||Bosaso Airport || align=center | || align=center |

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|Galkayo||Abdullahi Yusuf Airport || align=center | || align=center |

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|Garowe||Garowe Airport || align=center | || align=center |

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|Guriel||Guriel Airport || align=center | || align=center |

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|Kismayo||Kismayo Airport || align=center | || align=center |

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

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|Hargeisa|| Egal International Airport|| || align=center |

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

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Fleet

thumb|Jubba Airways [[Fokker 50]]

thumb|A former [[Leasing|leased Jubba Airways Airbus A321-200]]

Current fleet

, Jubba Airways operates the following aircraft:

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!Aircraft

!In fleet

!Orders

!Passengers

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|Fokker 50

| align="center" |2

| align="center" |—

| align="center" |50

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!Total

!2

!—

!

!

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Former fleet

The airline previously operated the following aircraft:

  • 2 Airbus A320-200
  • 1 Airbus A321-100
  • 1 Airbus A321-200
  • 2 Boeing 737-200
  • 1 Boeing 737-300
  • 1 Boeing 737-400
  • 1 Fokker 50

Accidents and incidents

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|align=center|Antonov An-24

|align=center|3X-GEB

|align=center|W/O

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|On a flight from Hargeisa International Airport in Hargeisa to Abdullahi Yusuf International Airport in Galkayo, an Antonov An-24 blew both right gear main tires, causing the aircraft to veer off the runway. The plane's wing separated from the body. No injuries were reported, although the aircraft was substantially damaged.

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|align=center|Fokker 50

|align=center|5Y-JXN

|align=center|W/O

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|2022 Jubba Airways crash: A flight from Baidoa Airport in Baidoa flipped over while landing at Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu. All 36 passengers and crew survived the crash while the Fokker 50 was written off.

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See also

  • Daallo Airlines

References

Bibliography

  • The Atlantic, Why Does A Country With Few Roads Have a Growing Airline Industry?, 14 July 2013