Daallo Airlines

Daallo Airlines is a Somali-owned airline based at Dubai Airport Free Zone in Al Garhoud, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.^[2] With its main hub at the Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport, the airline operates scheduled services in the Horn of Africa and the Middle East.^[3][4]

Daallo Airlines
Diyarada Ee Daallo
طيران دالو

IATA ICAO Callsign D3 DAO DAALLO AIRLINES
Founded	1991
Commenced operations	20 March 1991 (1991-03-20)
Hubs	Djibouti-Ambouli International Airport
Fleet size	1
Destinations	9
Parent company	African Airways Alliance^[1]
Headquarters	Al Garhoud, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Website	www.daallo.com

History

Daallo Airlines was established in 1991 in Djibouti by Mohamed Haji Abdillahi Abusita and Mohammed Ibrahim Yassin Olad.^[5][6] It began operations on 20 March 1991. At March 2000^[update], 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 as 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, but service resumed 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	Base	^[11]
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]
Somaliland	Hargeisa	Hargeisa Egal Airport	—	^[11]
United Arab Emirates	Dubai	Dubai International Airport	Base	^[11]
Somalia	Mogadishu	Aden Adde International Airport	—	^[11]

Previously, Daallo also operated flights to Europe, serving London-Gatwick and Paris-Charles de Gaulle.^[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 Daalloo Airlines fleet consists 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:

• Airbus A320-200^[14]
• Airbus A321-200^[14]
• Antonov An-12^[15]
• Antonov An-24^[16]
• Ilyushin Il-18^[16]
• Ilyushin Il-76^[15]
• Boeing 727-200^[16]
• Boeing 747SP^[14]
• Boeing 757-200^[16]
• Boeing 767^[16]
• British Aerospace 146-200^[14]
• Let L-410 Turbolet^[16]
• McDonnell Douglas MD-83^[14]
• Tupolev Tu-154^[16]

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] ^[20]

References

1. centreforaviation.com - African Airways Alliance retrieved 13 February 2021
2. "Contact Us 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.
4. "Daallo Airlines". Retrieved 14 September 2017.
5. "Daallo Airlines". www.daallo.com. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
6. "Daallo Airlines". Retrieved 3 February 2016.
7. "World airline directory—Daallo Airlines". Flight International. 157 (4722): 79. 4–10 April 2000. Archived from the original on 17 September 2019.
8. . 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.
11. daallo.com - Flight Schedule 16 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 13 February 2021
12. daallo.com - Baggage Weight 16 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 13 February 2021
13. "Daallo Airlines Fleet | Airfleets aviation". Airfleets.net. 13 February 2021.
14. "planespotters.net - Daallo Airlines Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. 13 February 2021.
15. "Soohel". Soohel. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
16. "Daallo Airlines". Retrieved 3 February 2016.
17. . 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. . Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
20. . Archived from the original on 4 February 2016.

External links

  Media related to Daallo Airlines at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website