Somon Air
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Founded | 2007 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | February 2008 | ||||||
Dushanbe, Tajikistan | |||||||
Key people | Abdulkosim Valiev (CEO) | ||||||
Website | www |
Somon Air (Russian and Tajik: Сомон Эйр) is a private airline in Tajikistan headquartered in Dushanbe[2] and based at Dushanbe International Airport.
History
The airline started operating on 5 February 2008 with regular flights to Moscow. Somon Air also serves as the official carrier of President of the Republic of Tajikistan and other Tajikistan high-ranking officials.[3][4] Since its formation, Somon Air has been primarily focused on passenger service and transportation to Eastern Europe and other locations.[3][4] Most flights to international destinations operate from Dushanbe.[3][4]
In early August 2009, Somon Air joined IATA's (International Air Transport Association) IATA Billing and Settlement Plan.[3][4] As of January 2013, the airline participates in 14 BSP countries. BSP is a settlement system designed to simplify the selling, reporting and remitting procedures between passenger sales agents and airlines globally.[4] In April 2013, Somon Air jointed the IATA Multilateral Interline Traffic Agreement (MITA). The IATA Multilateral Interline Traffic Agreement (MITA) is an agreement where passengers and cargo use a standard traffic document on various transportation modes to reach the final destination on a particular routing.[3]
In June 2013, Somon Air became a member of IATA Clearing House which provides a service for settling of interline accounts, airline-associated companies and travel partners.[3][4]
In September 2017, Somon Air obtained
In July 2019, Somon Air opened an aviation training center for aviation specialists at its headquarters in Dushanbe.[citation needed]
On 18 December 2019, Somon Air received the award "Brand of the Year 2019" bestowed by the Republic of Tajikistan.[citation needed]
On August 30, 2022, Somon Air received the first of two Boeing 737-800 aircraft.[citation needed]
On September 8, 2022, the airline received its second Boeing 737-800 aircraft.[citation needed]
Destinations
Somon Air flies to following destinations as of June 2022:[1]
Fleet
Current fleet
The Somon Air fleet comprises the following aircraft (as of November 2019):[14]
Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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C | Y | Total | ||||
Airbus Helicopters H125 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | |
Boeing 737-800 | 4 | 1 | — | 189 | 189 | |
Boeing 737-900ER | 2 | — | 16 | 168 | 184 | |
Mil Mi-8-AMT | 1 | — | — | — | 24 | |
Total | 8 | 1 |
Fleet development
Somon Air signed a memorandum of understanding to purchase a
References
- ^ a b "Timetable". www.somonair.com. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^ "Main." Somon Air. Retrieved on 27 February 2012. "Contacts: 40, Titova Str. Dushanbe, Tajikistan, 734012 " - Russian: "734012, Таджикистан, Душанбе, ул. Титова, 40"
- ^ a b c d e f g h "How Somon Air is reaching new peaks | Aviation Week Network". aviationweek.com. 18 September 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g Baldwin, Jaimie (25 March 2018). "Somon Air — Leading the Way in Tajikistan". Airways Magazine. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g Somon destinations mentioned
- ^ "Somon Air resumed flights to Urumqi and increased the frequency of flights to Novosibirsk". somonair.com. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ "Somon Air to launch Dushanbe-Delhi service from Dec-2019". CAPA. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- ^ "Tajik Air resumes its flights to India's New Delhi, Somon Air to fly there from December 1st – C.A.A.N". caan.asia. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ "SOMON AIR BEGINS IRAN SERVICE IN 1Q23". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Somon Air 1Q24 International Network Expansion". AeroRoutes. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "Somon Air Adds Astana Service From April 2024". AeroRoutes. 28 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ a b Liu, Jim (15 July 2019). "Somon Air expands Khudzhand network in S19". Routesonline. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Somon Air 1Q24 Khudzhand - Middle East network additions". aeroroutes.com. 16 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ "Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part Two)". Airliner World (November 2016): 33.
- ^ "Новости Авиакомпания Somon Air заказала новый самолет Boeing 787". ato.ru. 20 November 2017.
- ^ "Somon Air Fleet Details and History". www.planespotters.net.
- ^ "How Somon Air is reaching new peaks". 19 September 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
- ^ "Авиакомпания Somon Air добавит в парк четыре самолета Embraer E190-E2". ato.ru. 4 March 2018.
- ^ "News Archive". www.somonair.com.
External links
- Media related to Somon Air at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website