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Daallo Airlines

Somali-owned airline

Daallo Airlines is a Somali-owned airline based at Dubai Airport Free Zone in Al Garhoud, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The airline operates scheduled services in the Horn of Africa and the Middle East. It is banned from flying in the European Union.² Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1991Founded¹

HeadquartersDubai¹
Websitewww.daallo.biz

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The story

Daallo Airlines was established in 1991 in Djibouti by Mohammed Ibrahim Yassin Olad. It began operations on 20 March 1991. As of March 2000, the carrier had 42 employees; its fleet was composed of two Antonov An-24RV, one Let 410 UVP-E and two Tupolev Tu-154M that served Berbera, Borama, Bossaso, Dire Dawa, Djibouti, Dubai, Hargeisa, Jeddah, Mogadishu, and Sharjah.

In March 2010, all flight operations were suspended, resuming later in the year.

In February 2015, Daallo Airlines merged with Jubba Airways to form the new holding company African Airways Alliance. Both airlines continue to operate under separate brands.

From Wikipedia’s article on Daallo Airlines, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.³

Products and brands

Destinations

As of April 2025, Daallo Airlines serves the following scheduled destinations:

Fleet

Current fleet

As of June 2025, the Daallo Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft:

Daallo Airlines has publicly expressed interest in expanding its fleet with Boeing 737-800s and Bombardier Dash 8-300s, as reported in early 2023.

Former fleet

Daallo Airlines formerly also operated many of owned or leased aircraft types:

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Antonov An-12

Antonov An-24

Ilyushin Il-18

Ilyushin Il-76

Boeing 727-200

Boeing 757-200

Boeing 767

Let L-410 Turbolet

Tupolev Tu-154