Daallo Airlines

Daallo Airlines
Diyarada Ee Daallo
طيران دالو
IATA ICAO Call sign
D3 DAO DAALLO AIRLINES
Founded1991
Commenced operations20 March 1991 (1991-03-20)
HubsAden Adde International Airport
Fleet size1
Destinations9
Parent companyAfrican Airways Alliance[1]
HeadquartersAl Garhoud, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Websitewww.daallo.com

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]

History

Daallo Airlines was established in 1991 in Djibouti by Mohammed Ibrahim Yassin Olad.[5][6] 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.[7]

As of March 2007, Daallo Airlines had 110 employees. The carrier received new shareholders later in the year, the Dubai World subsidiary Istithmar World Aviation. Founders and owners Mohamed Haji Abdillahi "Abusita" and Mohammed Ibrahim Yasin "Olaad" remained board members. In December 2008, Terry Fox, who had served as Director of Operations, was appointed chief executive officer. The company maintained service on its main European route to Paris CDG and London Gatwick from Djibouti until 2009.[citation needed] 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 February 2021, Daallo Airlines serves the following scheduled destinations:[11]

Country City Airport Notes Refs
Djibouti Djibouti Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport — [11]
France Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport Terminated [12]
Kenya Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta International Airport — [11]
Saudi Arabia Jeddah King Abdulaziz International Airport — [11]
Somalia Bosaso Bosaso Airport — [11]
Somalia Galkayo Abdullahi Yusuf Airport — [11]
Somalia Garowe Garowe Airport — [11]
Somalia Mogadishu Aden Adde International Airport Base [11]
Somalia Hargeisa Hargeisa Egal Airport — [11]
United Arab Emirates Dubai Dubai International Airport — [11]
United Kingdom London Gatwick Airport Terminated [12]

Fleet

Daallo Airlines Boeing 737-300
A former Daallo Airlines Boeing 757-200 operated by MyTravel Airways
A former Daallo Airlines Antonov An-24 cargo aircraft

Current fleet

As of February 2021, the Daallo Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft:[13][14][unreliable source?]

Daallo Airlines
Aircraft In Fleet Order Passengers Notes
Boeing 737-300 1 — 142
Total 1 —

Former fleet

Daallo Airlines formerly also operated the following wide range of owned or leased aircraft types:

Accidents and incidents

Date Location Aircraft Registration Aircraft damage Fatalities Description Refs
2 November 2009 Bosaso Antonov An-24 EY-47693 None 0 Two men unsuccessfully attempted to hijack an Antonov airplane operated by Daallo Airlines on a flight from Bosaso to Djibouti. Armed passengers confronted the alleged hijackers when the two men drew their weapons, allowing the pilots to return the plane to Bosaso. None of the thirty passengers were harmed, and the aircraft was undamaged. [17]
13 November 2009 Mogadishu Antonov An-24 – None 0 A man tried to board a Daallo Airlines flight in Mogadishu bound for Hargeisa, Djibouti and Dubai carrying powdered chemicals, liquid and a syringe. The incident bore similarities to the failed attempt to blow up Northwest Airlines Flight 253 travelling to Detroit from Amsterdam on Christmas Day, 2009. The man was arrested and taken into Somali police custody. [18]
2 February 2016 Mogadishu Airbus A321 SX-BHS Hole in Fuselage, damage from subsequent fire 1 Five minutes after taking off from Mogadishu en route to Djibouti, a bomb exploded aboard Flight 159, opening a hole in the fuselage behind the 2R door. Pilots were able to land the plane at Aden Adde International Airport. Two injuries were reported and one man was claimed to have been pulled from the plane during or after the explosion, landing in the town of Dhiiqaaley near Balad, Somalia. The Islamic terrorist group Al-Shabaab later claimed responsibility for the bombing. [19]

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References

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  2. ^ "Contact Us Archived 22 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine." 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. p. 71.
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  8. ^ ":::... D a A L L O a I R L I N e S ...:::". Archived from the original on 1 September 2010. 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". Goobjoog. 17 February 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
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  12. ^ a b daallo.com - Baggage Weight Archived 16 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 13 February 2021
  13. ^ "Daallo Airlines Fleet | Airfleets aviation". Airfleets.net. 13 February 2021.
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  15. ^ a b "Soohel". Soohel. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g "Daallo Airlines". Archived from the original on 16 February 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  17. ^ "Somali men fail in attempt to hijack plane". Somali News Post. Associated Press. 2 November 2009. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
  18. ^ "Somali arrested at airport with chemicals, syringe". AP. 30 December 2009. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  19. ^ "Somalia: Plane makes emergency landing in Mogadishu after 'explosion' in mid-flight". Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  20. ^ "Report: Man Ejected From Somali Plane in Midair Was Suicide Bomber". Archived from the original on 4 February 2016.

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