Djibouti Airlines
# Djibouti Airlines

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

Djibouti Airlines operated scheduled services to the following destinations (at December 2006): :

| Country | City | Airport | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| Domestic |||||
| Djibouti | Djibouti | Djibouti-Ambouli International Airport | Hub |
| Africa |||||
| Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | Bole International Airport | |
| | Dire Dawa | Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport | |
| Somalia | Boosaaso | Bender Qassim International Airport | |
| Somaliland | Hargeisa | Hargeisa International Airport | |
| Middle East |||||
| United Arab Emirates | Dubai | Dubai International Airport | |
| | Sharjah | Sharjah International Airport | |
| Yemen | Aden | Aden International Airport | |

## Fleet

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.
