Palestinian Airlines
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| Palestinian Airlines | ||
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| IATA PF |
ICAO PNW |
Callsign PALESTINIAN |
| Founded | 1995 | |
| Hubs | Yasser Arafat International Airport | |
| Alliance | Arab Air Carriers Organization | |
| Fleet size | 3 | |
| Destinations | 8 | |
| Headquarters | El Arish, Egypt | |
| Key people | Saad Edden Kharma (Chairman) | |
| Website: http://www.palairlines.com | ||
Palestinian Airlines (Arabic: الخطوط الفلسطينية) is an airline based in Gaza, Gaza Strip. It operates scheduled international services from Gaza to the Middle East and North Africa and pilgrim charter services to Jeddah. Its main base is Yasser Arafat International Airport.
Palestinian Airlines is a member of the Arab Air Carriers Organization.
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[edit] History
The airline was established on 1 January 1995 and started operations in June 1997 with a series of charter flights carrying pilgrims to Jeddah. The flights were originally to operate from Gaza, but due to an Israeli ban, the services operated from Port Said, in northern Egypt. Scheduled services began on 23 July 1997, operating from El Arish to Jordan and Saudi Arabia. Palestinian Airlines transferred its base to Gaza following the opening of the airport in November 1998. The airline was grounded in October 2000 following the start of the Al-Aqsa Intifada and the was forced to move to El Arish International Airport in December 2001, after destruction of the runway, where it operated limited services. It is wholly owned by the Palestinian Authority.
[edit] Fleet
The Palestinian Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft as of August 2006:[1]
| Aircraft | Total | Passengers (First*/Economy) |
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| Boeing 727-200 | 1 | 158 (12/146) | |
| Fokker 50 | 2 | 48 (48) | Alarish, Egypt - Amman, Jordan |
[edit] References
- ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006
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