Palestinian Airlines
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Founded | 1995 | ||||||
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Ceased operations | December 2020 Chairman | ||||||
Employees | 8 (as of December 2020)[5] | ||||||
Website | web |
Palestinian Airlines was an
History
The airline was established on 1 January 1995 and started operations in June 1997, with series of charter flights carrying pilgrims to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The flights were operated from Port Said, in northern Egypt. Scheduled services began on 23 July 1997, operating from Arish to Jordan and Saudi Arabia.[citation needed]
Palestinian Airlines acquired a second
It stopped its operations in 2005 but resumed limited services in May 2012. It had 98 employees as of March 2007.[7] Palestinian Airlines was wholly owned by the Palestinian Authority but not recognized by the Egyptian Ministry of Civil Aviation.[7] It also was a member of the Arab Air Carriers' Organization.[11]
In summer 2020, a long term
Destinations
Palestinian Airlines served the following destinations as of May 2013:[13][3]
- Egypt
- Saudi Arabia
Fleet
Former aircraft
The airline previously also operated the following aircraft:
References
- ^ a b c ch-aviation.com - Palestinian Airlines goes into liquidation 30 December 2020
- ^ a b "U R G E N T – FOKKER 50 – AVAILABLE FOR IMMEDIATE SALE".
- ^ a b "Palestinian Airlines Time Table". Archived from the original on September 25, 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
- ^ a b palairlines.net - Contact us retrieved 31 December 2020
- ^ a b c d e aerotelegraph.com - "Palestinians lose their national airline" (German) 31 December 2020
- ^ "Palestinian Airlines Airline Profile | CAPA". centreforaviation.com. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- ^ a b c d "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-10. p. 61.
- ^ a b c d flightglobal.com - Palestinian expands with Boeing 727-200 acquisition 20 May 1998
- ^ a b c airlinegeeks.com - Palestinian Airlines: The Homeless Flag Carrier 25 May 2018
- ^ Luxner, Larry (8 May 2000). "Palestinians plan cargo terminal at Gaza airport". The Journal of Commerce. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ "AACO | Member Airlines". AACO: Arab Air Carriers Organization - الإتحاد العربي للنقل الجوي. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
- ^ "Palestinian Airlines offers Fokker 50 fleet for sale".
- ^ "Palestinian Airlines resumes operations". Archived from the original on March 7, 2014.
- ^ airfleets.net - Palestinian Airlines retrieved 31 December 2020
External links
Media related to Palestinian Airlines at Wikimedia Commons