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Dubai's other airlines
Sometimes it feels as though only Emirates operates from Dubai. Of course there are a wide range of major US, European, Far Eastern and Gulf international airlines such as British Airways, Air France, Thai Airways, Cathay Pacific, Delta Airways, Qatar Airlines, Air China, etc etc. But there is also au unusual variety of airlines from Africa, the Middle East and the former Soviet Union. So here are a few of the more exotic carriers that regularly operate into Dubai.
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Kuwait based low cost airline with 8 A320s. Additional 32 Airbus A320s on order. Used to operate a small hub in Dubai flying to India, Salahah, Sanaa, Kuwait, Bahrain and Khartoum. Onward connections from Kuwait. |
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Based in Yekaterinburg, Russia. It operates scheduled and charter, domestic and international flights. Its main base is Koltsovo International Airport. Tupulev 154s are supported by A320s. |
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Flights to Tehran and Lar. Predominantly domestic operator with Boeing 727s and Fokker F100s.
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Air India Express is the low cost subisdiary of Air India. It operates Boeing 737NGs and flies to 10 international destinations– Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Muscat, Salalah, Singapore, Bahrain, Doha, and Columbo from 9 Indian cities – Kozhikode, Kochi, Thiruvananthpuram, Mumbai, Delhi, Amritsar, Chennai, Mangalore and Tiruchirapally. |
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Flights to Khartoum on A300s. Also has MS83s and Fokker 100s. |
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Kish Air is operating a fleet of six medium range McDonnell Douglas MD-83 and Tupolev Tu-154M and six short range Fokker 50 on its domestic and international routes in and to Iran. From Dubai the airline flies to Kish Island |
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Moscow based operator of Boeing 757s.
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Based in Qeshm, Iran and operating one 767 and two Yak 42s.
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Based in Salekhard, Russia Flies an all Russian fleet mainly on domestic routes.
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Based in Asmara and flying internally and to Dubai, Jeddah, Milan, Rome and Frankfurt with one 767 and one 737.
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Pakistan carrier Airblue operates Airbus 319, 320 and 321 planes on scheduled flights operating 30 daily services linking seven domestic destinations and international services to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Muscat and Manchester.
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Dubai to Riga, capital of Latvia. Mainly 737s and Fokker 50s. Affiliated to SAS the airline flies to some 49 destinations.
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NAS Express / Nas Air |
Nas Air (Arabic: طيران ناس) is a subsidiary of the Saudi National Air Services (NAS) that is based in Riyadh. It is the first low-cost carrier to fly in Saudi Arabia and started its domestic flights on February 25, 2007. Operates A320 and Embraer 190s. Nas Air operates to Asmara
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Star Air Aviation is a cargo airline based in Karachi, Pakistan. It operates to
many cities in Pakistan including Lahore, Islamabad and Peshawar.It flies
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Silk Way Airlines is a cargo airline based in Baku, Azerbaijan. The airline was established in 2001 and operations started on October 6, 2001, with scheduled and charter cargo flights. Its main base is Heydar Aliyev International Airport, Baku. Also flying Antonov freighters as well as Ilyushin 76 jets.
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Yemenia - Yemen Airways (Arabic: الخطوط الجوية اليمنية) is the national airline of Yemen, based in Sana'a. It operates scheduled domestic services as well as international services to more than 30 destinations in Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and Asia. Its main base is Sana'a International Airport (SAH), with a hub at Aden International Airport (ADE). Flies Airbus A310s and A330s as well as Boeing 737s. |
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Bahrain Air (Arabic: طيران البحرين) is the second flag carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, and its main base is Bahrain International Airport. The low-cost airline currently flies to 16 destinations in the Middle East, Africa and India. Flies 2 AirbusA320s and a single A319.
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Mihin Lanka (Private) Limited is a low-cost airline based in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is a fully owned and funded enterprise of the Sri Lankan government. Its main focus was providing low cost flights from Colombo to Dubai and a number of cities in India. It flies an A320 from Dubai to Colombo.
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From Dubai to Almaty and Astana. It is the national carrier of Kazakhstan and operates scheduled domestic and international services. Its main bases are Astana International Airport and Almaty International Airport. A western fleet of Airbus 319/320/321 and Boeing 757 and 767.
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Mahan Air (Persian: هواپیمایی ماهان) is a private airline based in Tehran, Iran. It operates scheduled domestic services and international flights to the Far East, Middle East, and Europe. Its main base is Imam Khomeini International Airport, Tehran. The airline flies from Dubai to Mashad and Tehran. |
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Based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. A wholly-owned subsidiary of the GMG Group of Companies. It operates domestic, regional, and international services. MD80s and B767s fly the international routes.
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Eastline Airline
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Kyrgyzstan Air Company
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Kyrgyzstan Air flies a 737 from Dubai to Bishkek |
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Georgian Airways |
Tbilisi |
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Shaheen Air International |
Peshawar and Karachi |
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Azerbaijan Airlines |
Baku |
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British Gulf International |
Kandahar |
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South Airlines |
Bagram, Kabul |
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Eastern Sky Jets |
Kandahar |
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Atlan Soyuz Airlines
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TAAG - Linhas Aereas de Angola Airlines |
TAAG Angola Airlines (Linhas Aéreas de Angola) is the national flag carrier of Angola. Based in Luanda, the airline has a large domestic network and flights to other parts of Africa, Europe and South America. |
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Ariana Afghan Airlines |
Kabul |
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Based in Afghanistan with a 737-200 flying from Dubai to Kabul. Pamir Airways currently flies Kabul/Dubai/Kabul, Kabul/Herat/Kabul and Kabul/Faizabad/Kabul, as well as Herat/Maimana/Herat and Herat/Zaranj/Herat. |
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Aerosvit Airlines
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Kiev |
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EVA Air |
Frankfurt, London, Taipei |
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This is an Afghan Airline based in Dubai from where it flies to Kabul with a daily 737-300. A 767 has been acquired for flights to Europe.
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Caspian Airlines |
Flying to Ahwaz in Iran with a Tupolev 154 |
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Aria Air |
Bandar Abbas Fokker F50 |
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Somonair |
Tajikistan based flying from Dushanbe to Dubai. |
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Air Company SCAT |
Flies a 737 from Dubai to Aktau in Kazakhstan |
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Coyne Airways |
Kandahar and Baghdad - flying an Illyushin 76 - presumably freight. |
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Flying B737s to Berbera in Somalia |
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Uzbekistan Airways |
Flying A310s to Tashkent |
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Air Astana |
Flying A320s to Almaty |
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Aero Airlines |
Flying a DC9 to Kandahar |
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Starlight Airlines |
Flying an Antonov24 freighter to Erbil in Iraq |
