FlyDamas
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| Founded | 2013 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 10 December 2015 | ||||||
| Operating bases | Damascus International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 1 | ||||||
| Destinations | 7 | ||||||
| Key people | Ammar Al-Kadri, owner | ||||||
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FlyDamas is a Syrian airline based at Damascus International Airport. Using a single Boeing 737-500 aircraft, it operates scheduled flights to Iraq, Syria and Sudan.
History
FlyDamas had planned to launch flights on 1 April[1] and 1 November 2015,[2] however this did not occur. The airline operated its first flight on 10 December 2015 between Damascus and Al-Qamishli.[3][4] Although it was planning flights to many destinations, FlyDamas initially only operated flights to Al-Qamishli. For this reason, the airline may be affiliated with the Syrian government and may have been transporting supplies to the city for the Syrian Army.[5]
FlyDamas has since begun flights to various countries in the Middle East and Africa, using a Boeing 737-500 leased from Alexandria Airlines.[3]
Corporate affairs
FlyDamas is owned by Ammar A-Kadri and managed by Samer Al-Dehni, former commercial director of Cham Wings Airlines. He says the goal of FlyDamas is to lend support to its "mother company", Syrian Air, which is under sanctions amid the Syrian Civil War.[5]
Destinations
FlyDamas flies to the following destinations as of November 2016:[6]
| Country | City | Airport | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | Baghdad | Baghdad International Airport | — |
| Iraq | Basra | Basra International Airport | — |
| Iraq | Najaf | Al Najaf International Airport | — |
| Kuwait | Kuwait City | Kuwait International Airport | — |
| Sudan | Khartoum | Khartoum International Airport | — |
| Syria | Al-Qamishli | Al-Qamishli Airport | — |
| Syria | Damascus | Damascus International Airport | Base |
Fleet
In November 2016, ch-aviation reported that FlyDamas had wet leased a Boeing 737-500 from Gambian company Mid Africa Aviation.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ "Syrian start-up FlyDamas sets April 1 launch date". Ch-aviation. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2016. (Subscription required.)
- ↑ "Cham Wings makes African debut as FlyDamas eyes launch". Ch-aviation. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2016. (Subscription required.)
- 1 2 "Syria's FlyDamas commences revenue operations". Ch-aviation. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2016. (Subscription required.)
- ↑ Porter, Lizzie (3 December 2015). "It's 'happy holidays in Syria' according to the Assad regime". The Telegraph. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- 1 2 Banco, Erin (14 December 2015). "Syria’s Newest Airline Flies To Embattled President Bashar Assad’s Last Stronghold In The North". International Business Times. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- 1 2 "Syria's FlyDamas leasing a Gambian B737". ch-aviation. 21 November 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
