Air Djibouti
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Founded | April 1963 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | April 1964 | ; August 2015||||||
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Air Djibouti, also known as Red Sea Airlines, is the
History
Air Djibouti (1963–1970)
Air Djibouti was set up as Compagnie Territoriale de Transports Aériens de la Cote Française des Somalis in April 1963
by B. Astraud, who had been operating an air ambulance service inAir Djibouti–Red Sea Airlines (1971–2002)
Air Djibouti–Red Sea Airlines was formed in April 1971
as a result of Air Somalie (founded byThe carrier was refounded in 1997 and operations started again in July 1998
using a leased ex-Relaunch
Air Djibouti was set to relaunch service in late 2015 and 2016[
Destinations
As of December 2019[update], Air Djibouti served the following destinations.
Country | City | Airport | Notes | Ref(s) |
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Djibouti | Djibouti City | Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport | Hub | [16] |
Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | Addis Ababa Bole International Airport | — | [16] |
Ethiopia | Dire Dawa | Dire Dawa International Airport |
— | [16] |
Somalia | Mogadishu | Aden Adde International Airport | — | [16] |
Somalia | Hargeisa | Hargeisa Airport | — | [16] |
Yemen | Aden | Aden International Airport | — | [16] |
Fleet
Current
Air Djibouti relaunched service in 2015 using a
Historic fleet
In the 1960s, the airline operated
Before operations were suspended Air Djibouti operated 1
Accidents and incidents
- On 23 July 1969, an Air Djibouti Douglas C-47 (registered F-OCKT) ditched 9 nautical miles (17 km) off Djibouti after having collided with several cranes at an altitude of 300 feet (91 m). The aircraft was operating a domestic flight from Tadjoura Airport to Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport. All four people on board survived.[20]
- On 17 October 1977, two gunmen entered an Air Djibouti de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter at Tadjoura Airport shortly before the aircraft's planned take-off, shooting the pilot and one passenger.[21]
- On August 17, 1986, a leased Boeing 737-200 (OO-SBQ) was intercepted by two fighter aircraft from the South Yemeni Air Force and forced to land in Aden. There it was ransacked by security forces and one person was arrested. Due to the incident, the Republic of Djibouti broke off diplomatic relations with South Yemen.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ "Cardiff Aviation Delivers First Boeing 737 For New Air Djibouti Commercial Fleet". CAPA Centre for Aviation. 12 August 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-21.
- ^ a b Dron, Alan (11 August 2016). "Africa's Air Djibouti continues re-fleeting". Air Transport World. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016.
- ^ a b "World Airline Survey", Flight International, 13 April 1967, p.554 (online archive version) retrieved 6 April 2011
- ^ Air Djibouti entry at airlineupdate.com Archived 2012-07-17 at archive.today
- ^ "World airline survey—Compagnie Territoriale de Transports Aériens de la Cote Française des Somalis". Flight International. 89 (2979): 609. 14 April 1966. Archived from the original on 20 July 2017.
- ^ a b Guttery (1998), p. 46.
- from the original on 20 July 2017.
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- ^ Maasho, Aaron (2 September 2015). "Air Djibouti, back from bankruptcy, sets sights on air freight". Reuters. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ^ a b "Air Djibouti to commence cargo operations in late 2015". Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ^ "Djibouti has relaunched its national airline, with backing from Iron Maiden's lead singer - Business Insider". Business Insider. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ^ "Air Djibouti Returns". Airliner World (October 2016): 10.
- ^ a b c d e f "Flight Schedules - Air Djibouti". www.air-djibouti.com. Archived from the original on 2019-07-02. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
- ^ Hoyle2016-08-10T13:27:51+01:00, Craig. "PICTURE: Reborn Air Djibouti's first 737 gets airborne". Flight Global. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
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- ^ "World Airline Survey", Flight International, 22 March 1973, p.435 (online archive version) retrieved 6 April 2011
- ^ "F-OCKT Accident Description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- ^ Harro Ranter (17 October 1977). "ASN Aircraft accident de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter registration unknown Tadjoura Airport (TDJ)". Retrieved 3 February 2016.
Bibliography
- Guttery, Ben R. (1998). Encyclopedia of African Airlines. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. ISBN 0-7864-0495-7.
External links
Media related to Air Djibouti at Wikimedia Commons