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Sakha Avia was an airline that operated in the Sakha Republic of Russia from 1992 until 2001.
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| Founded | 1992 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 2002 rebranded to Yakutia [2] | ||||||
| Hubs | Yakutsk | ||||||
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| Destinations | 42 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Yakutsk, Russia | ||||||
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Sakha Avia was founded in 1992 after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. As Aeroflot was undergoing the upheavals brought about by the dissolution, its operations in Sakha were spun off as Yakutian Air Enterprises, and then later renamed Sakha Airlines.
The airline operated the following aircraft types before it ceased operations:
Sakha Avia till 2001 operated a number of routes:
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