Albarka Air

Albarka Air

IATA ICAO Call sign F4 NBK AL-AIR
Founded	1999
Commenced operations	March 2000
Ceased operations	April 30, 2007
Operating bases	Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport,
Fleet size	See Fleet below
Destinations	See Destinations below
Headquarters	Abuja, Nigeria
Key people	Buba Marwa (Owner)

Albarka Air was an airline based in Abuja, Nigeria. It operated scheduled and charter services within Nigeria and charters to other countries in central and west Africa. Its main base was Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. It operated from 2002 until 2007. ^[1]

History

Albarka Air was founded in 1999 and commenced operations in March of 2000. In 2002 it's BAC 1-11 fleet was retired from service ^[2] . In 2007 the Nigerian government set a deadline of April 30, 2007 for all airlines operating in the country to re-capitalise or be grounded, in an effort to "ensuring better services and safety" for Nigerian airlines ^[3] . The airline did not pass this and ceased operations on April 30 2007.

Fleet

• BAC 1-11
• Boeing 727
• Boeing 737-200
• Boeing 767
• Boeing 747

Destinations

Albarka Air PLC provided on-demand air charter services. ^[4] Possible domestic scheduled destinations can include Abuja, Lagos, Maiduguri and Yola.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. Flight International 27 March 2007
2. "Albarka Air fleet".
3. "13 Airlines beat the deadline".
4. "Albarka Air PLC". bloomberg.com. Retrieved 29 June 2024.