Mesopotamia Air

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Mesopotamia Air
Founded2006[ dubious ]
Commenced operations2007
Ceased operations2008 [1]
Operating bases Sulaimaniyah International Airport
Fleet size2
Destinations4
Headquarters Sulaimaniyah, Kurdistan Region
A Mesopotamia Air McDonnell Douglas MD-83 landing. (2008) Douglas DC-9-83 (Mesopotamia) (2440789206).jpg
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.

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Destinations

[Base] Base
CityCountryIATAICAOAirport
Amsterdam Netherlands AMSEHAM Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
Frankfurt Germany FRAEDDF Frankfurt Airport
London United Kingdom LGWEGKK Gatwick Airport
Sulaimaniyah Iraq ISUORSU Sulaimaniyah International Airport [Base]

Fleet

The Mesopotamia Air fleet consisted of the following aircraft: [2]

Mesopotamia Air Fleet
AircraftTotal
BAe 146-200 1
McDonnell Douglas MD-83 1
Total2

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