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.Flight International April 3, 2007 It had its commercial transport license revoked on 30 July 2009.Aviation Safety Network - Djibouti Airlines
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.2002 Djibouti Airlines crash at the Aviation Safety Network 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.2007 Djibouti Airlines crash landing at the Aviation Safety Network
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