Al Naser Wings Airlines (Arabic: أجنحة الناصر), formerly known as Al-Naser Airlines, was a small Iraqi airline based in Karrada, Baghdad, Iraq. The airline operated scheduled domestic flights to places in the Middle East, mostly to Damascus, Syria.[1] On 24 February 2019, Al Naser Wings filed for bankruptcy,[2] and on 16 April 2019, the airline ceased all flight operations.[3]
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| Founded | 2005 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 2009 | ||||||
| Ceased operations | April 16, 2019 | ||||||
| Hubs | Baghdad International Airport | ||||||
| Focus cities | Damascus International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 1 | ||||||
| Destinations | 12 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Baghdad, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq | ||||||
| Website | alnaserwings | ||||||
History
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Al-Naser Airlines is registered with the Civil Aviation Authority of Iraq to hold an air operator's certificate. It started operating in 2005 for the US military in Iraq, and in 2009 entered the civil sector operating its first flight to Kuwait in February 2009.[citation needed] In 2017 Al-Naser Airlines was renamed Al Naser Wings Airlines.[citation needed]
Destinations
editPrior to closing, Al-Naser offered flights to the following destinations:
| Country | City | Airport | Airport codes | Notes | Refs | |
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| IATA | ICAO | |||||
 Armenia |
Yerevan | Zvartnots International Airport | EVN | UDYZ | [4] | |
 Azerbaijan |
Baku | Heydar Aliyev International Airport | GYD | UBBB | [4][5][6] | |
 Bahrain |
Muharraq | Bahrain International Airport | BAH | OBBI | Terminated | [4][6] |
 Iran |
Isfahan | Isfahan International Airport | IFN | OIFM | [4] | |
| Iran |
Mashhad | Mashhad International Airport | MHD | OIMM | [4] | |
| Iran |
Tehran | Imam Khomeini International Airport | IKA | OIIE | Terminated | [4][6] |
 Iraq |
Baghdad | Baghdad International Airport | BGW | ORBI | Hub | [4][6] |
| Iraq |
Basra | Basra International Airport | BSR | ORMM | [4][6] | |
| Iraq |
Erbil | Erbil International Airport | EBL | ORER | Terminated | [4][6][5] |
| Iraq |
Najaf | Al Najaf International Airport | NJF | ORNI | [4][6] | |
 Jordan |
Amman | Queen Alia International Airport | AMM | OJAI | Terminated | [6] |
 Lebanon |
Beirut | Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport | BEY | OLBA | Terminated | [4][6] |
 Syria |
Damascus | Damascus International Airport | DAM | OSDI | [4][6] | |
 Turkey |
Istanbul | Istanbul Airport | IST | LTFM | [4] | |
Fleet
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The Al Naser Wings Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft as of August 2017:[7]
| Aircraft | In service |
Orders | Passengers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing 737-400 | 1 | — | 168 | |
| Total | 1 | — | ||
Previously operated
edit- Airbus A340-600[8]
- Airbus A340-300
- Boeing 737-200
- Boeing 767-223
References
edit- ^ "Al-Naser Wings Routes". Flightradar24. Flightradar24. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ "Iraq's Al Naser Wings to file for bankruptcy". ch-aviation. ch-aviation. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ "Iraq's Al Naser Wings ends flight operations". ch-aviation. ch-aviation. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Al Naser Destinations". Al Naser. Al Naser Wings Airlines. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ a b Jim, Liu (28 June 2018). "Al Naser Wings adds Erbil – Baku from late-June 2018". Routes Online Airline News. RoutesOnline. Routes Online. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Al Naser Wings YI-AQS Flight History". Flightradar24. Flightradar24. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ "Global Airline Guide 2017 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2017): 17.
- ^ "Al-Naser Airlines Airbus A340-600". Planespotters.net. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
External links
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