Badr Airlines

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Badr Airlines
Badr Airlines logo.png
IATA ICAO Call sign
J4BDRBADR AIR
Founded2004 (rebranded from Sarit Airlines)
Hubs Khartoum International Airport
Secondary hubs Port Sudan New International Airport
Fleet size13
Destinations17
Headquarters Khartoum
Website badrairlines.com
Badr Airlines B737-500 in Khartoum International Airport Badr Airlines Boeing 737-500 Onyshchenko.jpg
Badr Airlines B737-500 in Khartoum International Airport

Badr Airlines, formerly Sarit Airlines (from 1997 to 2004), is an airline based in Khartoum, Sudan, operating cargo and passenger air services for humanitarian aid missions and chartered VIP flights. Its main base is Khartoum International Airport. [1]

Contents

Badr Airlines is a member of Arab Air Carriers' Organization and African Airlines Association. [2]

Destinations

As of April 2024, Badr Airlines stated that it operated to the following destinations. [3]

CountryCityAirportNotes
Egypt Cairo Cairo International Airport
Ethiopia Addis Ababa Addis Ababa Bole International Airport
Nigeria Kano Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport
Saudi Arabia Jeddah King Abdulaziz International Airport
Riyadh King Khalid International Airport
South Sudan Juba Juba International Airport [4]
Wau Wau Airport
Sudan Damazin Damazin Airport
El Fasher El Fasher Airport
El Obeid El Obeid Airport
Geneina Geneina Airport
Kassala Kassala Airport
Khartoum Khartoum International Airport Hub
Nyala Nyala Airport
Port Sudan Port Sudan New International Airport
Turkey Istanbul Istanbul Airport
Uganda Entebbe Entebbe International Airport [4]
United Arab Emirates Dubai Dubai International Airport

Incidents and accidents

Fleet

The Badr Airlines fleet includes: [6] [7]

Badr Airlines Fleet
AircraftIn serviceOrdersCapacityNotes
Boeing 737-500 2108 - 8C/100Y
Boeing 737-800 2176 - 8C/168

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References

  1. "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International . 2007-03-27. p. 84.
  2. "About us". badrairlines.com. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  3. "Global destinations". badrairlines.com. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  4. 1 2 Uganda Radio Network (3 April 2023). "Khartoum based BADR Airline starts Entebbe route". The Independent (Uganda) . Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  5. Sudan clashes: more aircraft damaged or destroyed at Khartoum Airport, Sudan
  6. "Badr Airlines Fleet Details and History". planespotters.net. 2024-01-19. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  7. "Badr Airlines". www.airfleets.net.