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Daallo Airlines

Daallo Airlines is a Somali-owned airline based at Dubai Airport Free Zone in Al Garhoud, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[2] The airline operates scheduled services in the Horn of Africa and the Middle East.[3][4] It is banned from flying in the European Union.[5]

History

Daallo Airlines was established in 1991 in Djibouti by Mohammed Ibrahim Yassin Olad.[6][7] It began operations on 20 March 1991. As of March 2000, the carrier had 42 employees; its fleet was composed of two Antonov An-24RV, one Let 410 UVP-E and two Tupolev Tu-154M that served Berbera, Borama, Bossaso, Dire Dawa, Djibouti, Dubai, Hargeisa, Jeddah, Mogadishu, and Sharjah.

In March 2010, all flight operations were suspended, resuming later in the year.[8][9]

In February 2015, Daallo Airlines merged with Jubba Airways to form the new holding company African Airways Alliance.[10] Both airlines continue to operate under separate brands.

Destinations

As of April 2025, Daallo Airlines serves the following scheduled destinations:[11]

Fleet

Current fleet

As of June 2025, the Daallo Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft:

Daallo Airlines has publicly expressed interest in expanding its fleet with Boeing 737-800s and Bombardier Dash 8-300s, as reported in early 2023.[13][14]

Former fleet

Daallo Airlines formerly also operated many of owned or leased aircraft types:

Accidents and incidents

External links

References

  1. centreforaviation.com - African Airways Alliance retrieved 13 February 2021^
  2. "Contact Us ." Daallo Airlines. Retrieved on 21 July 2011. "Corporate Office Dubai Airport Free Zone J 21, Dubai P.O. Box 293515 United Arab Emirates"^
  3. Directory: World Airlines Flight International, 3 April 2007^
  4. Daallo Airlines retrieved 14 September 2017^
  5. The EU Air Safety List European Commission, 3 June 2025^
  6. Daallo Airlines www.daallo.com, retrieved 2017-09-17^
  7. Daallo Airlines retrieved 3 February 2016^
  8. D a A L L O a I R L I N e S retrieved 10 April 2010^
  9. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Refworld - Somalia: Names of regional airlines that fly directly into the North, particularly Hargeisa (Somaliland) and Bossaso (also spelled as Bosaso) (Puntland) Refworld, retrieved 3 February 2016^
  10. Regional airlines merge as Somali airspace draws competition 17 February 2015, retrieved 18 February 2015^
  11. Schedule - Daallo Airline 2025-01-07, retrieved 2025-04-30^
  12. Global Airline Guide 2025 - Daallo Airlines Airliner World, September 2025^
  13. Somali National News Agency – Daallo Airlines wants to acquire Boeing 737-800s and Dash 8-300s. Retrieved 3 June 2025.^
  14. ch-aviation – Djibouti's Daallo Airlines seeks B737-800, Dash 8-300. Retrieved 3 June 2025.^
  15. Soohel Soohel, retrieved 5 August 2012^
  16. Daallo Airlines retrieved 3 February 2016^
  17. Somali men fail in attempt to hijack plane Somali News Post, 2 November 2009, retrieved 4 February 2011^
  18. Somali arrested at airport with chemicals, syringe USA Today, 30 December 2009, retrieved 7 May 2014^
  19. Somalia: Plane makes emergency landing in Mogadishu after 'explosion' in mid-flight retrieved 2 February 2016^
  20. Report: Man Ejected From Somali Plane in Midair Was Suicide Bomber^
  21. <ref name=FI2000> World airline directory—Daallo Airlines Flight International, 4–10 April 2000^