Mesopotamia Air

Mesopotamia Air

Founded	2006[ dubious – discuss ]
Commenced operations	2007
Ceased operations	2008 [1]
Operating bases	Sulaimaniyah International Airport
Fleet size	2
Destinations	4
Headquarters	Sulaimaniyah, Kurdistan Region

A Mesopotamia Air McDonnell Douglas MD-83 landing. (2008)

Mesopotamia Air or Mesopotamia Airlines was a short-lived airline based in Sulaimaniyah, Iraq, operating scheduled flights from Sulaimaniyah International Airport to Amsterdam, Frankfurt and London via Vienna. The Official General Sales Agent (GSA) in Germany was the Company Al-Iraqia Air Travel GmbH (Horus Air Travel & Cargo GmbH) located in Frankfurt/Main.

Destinations

[Base]	Base

City	Country	IATA	ICAO	Airport
Amsterdam	Netherlands	AMS	EHAM	Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
Frankfurt	Germany	FRA	EDDF	Frankfurt Airport
London	United Kingdom	LGW	EGKK	Gatwick Airport
Sulaimaniyah	Iraq	ISU	ORSU	Sulaimaniyah International Airport [Base]

Fleet

As of August 2025 ^[update] , Lao Airlines operates the following aircraft: ^[2]

Lao Airlines fleet

Aircraft	In service	Orders	Passengers			Notes
			J	Y	Total
Airbus A320-200	4	—	16	126	142
			8	150	158
ATR 72-500	4	—	—	70	70
ATR 72-600	3	—	—	70	70
Comac C909	2	—	—	90	90
			4	85	89
Total	13	—

Former fleet

Lao Airlines retired fleet

Aircraft	Fleet	Introduced	Retired	Notes
Airbus A320-200	1	2003	2005	Leased
ATR 42-300	1	1994	1996	Leased
ATR 72-200	2	1996	2011	Leased
Boeing 737-200	1	1996	1998
Xi'an MA60	4 [3]	Unknown	Unknown	Transferred to Lao Skyway.

References

1. Mesopotamia Air at airlineupdate.com
2. "Global Airline Guide 2025 - Lao Airlines". Airliner World. September 2025. p. 65.
3. <https://www.airlinereporter.com/2011/08/airline-livery-of-the-week-lao-airlines/