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Dagestan Airlines IATA
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DAGALFounded 1927 Hubs Uytash Airport Fleet size 5 Destinations 6 Headquarters Uytash Airport
Makhachkala, Dagestan, RussiaWebsite www.dagair.ru OJSC Dagestan Airlines (Russian: ОАО Авиалинии Дагестана) is an airline based at Uytash Airport in Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia,[1][2] operating domestic and international scheduled and chartered flights.[3]
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History
The airline was established in February 1927 as an Aeroflot department serving the Makhachkala region of the Soviet Union. In 1994, following the split-up of Aeroflot, it became known as Makhachkala Air Enterprise. In 1996, the company was rebranded as Dagestan Airlines. In March 2007, it had 809 employees.[3]
Destinations
As of December 2010, Dagestan Airlines operates scheduled flights to the following destinations:[4]
Fleet
The South East Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of December 2010):[5]
Dagestan Airlines Fleet Aircraft In Fleet Tupolev Tu-154B2 1 Tupolev Tu-154M 4 Total 5 Accidents and incidents
On 4 December 2010, Dagestan Airlines Flight 372, a Tupolev Tu-154M carrying 160 passengers and 8 crew, crashed during an emergency landing at Domodedovo International Airport, Moscow. Two passengers died and 56 were injured.[6]
References
- ^ "Directory: World airlines." Flight International. 23–29 March 2004. 59.
- ^ "Главная." Dagestan Airlines. Retrieved on 24 June 2010. "Россия, Республика Дагестан, г. Махачкала, аэропорт ."
- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International: p. 71. 2007-03-27.
- ^ Dagestan Airlines timetable. Retrieved 2010-12-04.
- ^ Dagestan Airlines fleet list at ch-aviation.ch.
- ^ "Two killed as plane makes emergency landing in Russia". AFP. 4 December 2010. http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iFSfTa3SppB7gIsFcIgOVnjeM19g?docId=CNG.f20a47ac6b3d8a573abdfa41c0b1c9ad.5f1. Retrieved 4 December.
External links
- Official website (Russian)
Categories:- Airlines of Russia
- Companies based in Makhachkala
- Airlines established in 1927
- Former Aeroflot divisions
- Russian airline stubs
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