Buraq Air

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Buraq Air البراق

IATA UZ	ICAO BRQ	Callsign BURAQAIR
Founded
Hubs		Mitiga Airport Benina International Airport
Focus cities		Benghazi (Benina International Airport)
Fleet size		18
Destinations		6 (excluding cargo destinations)
Headquarters		Tripoli, Libya
Key people		Mohamed Bubeida (Chairman)
Website: http://www.buraqair.com/

Buraq Air is an airline based in Tripoli, Libya. It operates scheduled domestic and international services, as well as passenger and cargo charter services and flights in support of the oil industry under a joint venture with CHC^[1]. The airline's hub is Mitiga Airport, which, although smaller than Tripoli International Airport, is much closer to the city centre of Tripoli.

Its name comes from the buraq, a creature on which the prophet Muhammad is supposed to have flown.

1 History
2 Services
- 2.1 Planned New Destinations
3 Fleet
4 External links
5 References

[edit] History

The airline started operations on 15 November 2001 and it is the first privately owned airline in Libya^[1].

[edit] Services

Buraq Air operates domestic scheduled services between Benghazi and Tripoli and four other domestic destinations, as well as international services to three cities in Morocco, Syria and Turkey^[1].

[edit] Planned New Destinations

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[edit] Fleet

The Buraq Air fleet consists of the following aircraft (at March 2007)^[1]:

Type	Number	Seats	Routes	Notes
Boeing 727-200	2
Boeing 737-200	2
Boeing 737-800	2 (plus 1 on order)
Boeing 747-200B	1
British Aerospace Jetstream 32	1
Let L-410 UVP-E	3
Ilyushin Il-76MD	1
Ilyushin Il-76TD	1

A preliminary agreement has been reached with Boeing on the purchase of up to 6 Boeing 737-800 aircraft (3 orders and 3 options). Confirmation was made for the acquisition of two of the aircraft of which one was delivered in October, and the second in November 2006. The order for the third aircraft was finalized in September 2006.^{[citation needed]}