Jubba Airways is a Somali airline that operates domestic passenger and cargo flights within Somalia, as well as to destinations in the Middle East.[2]
History
The carrier was founded in 1998 by one Calgary-based Somali entrepreneur, Said Nur Qailie.[3] Previously headquartered at the Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu, Somalia,[2] it is now based in Nairobi, Kenya, with additional branches in various other areas.[4]
In May 1998, a month after the company had been established, the airline embarked on its first flight. This represented the first direct flight from Sharjah to Mogadishu since the state-owned