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Charter airline in the United Arab Emirates founded in 19961
Dolphin Air was a charter airline based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It operated charter services within the Middle East and Pakistan. Its main base was Dubai International Airport.2 It ceased to exist in 2008.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
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Dolphin Air was a charter airline based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It operated charter services within the Middle East and Pakistan. Its main base was Dubai International Airport.2
The airline started operations in 2002. It was a charter airline based in Dubai that was founded in 1996 as Santa Cruz Imperial Airlines in Liberia, acquired later by Flying Dolphin Airlines and relocated. It was reorganised by Arabian Devt Trading and Construction, taking over assets from Santa Cruz Imperial. It had 68 employees (at March 2007).
From Wikipedia’s article on Dolphin Air, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
The Dolphin Air fleet consisted of the following aircraft:
2 Boeing 737-200
From Wikipedia’s article on Dolphin Air, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
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