Private company
IRS Airlines
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Nigerian airline
IRS Airlines Limited was an airline based in Abuja, Nigeria. It operated scheduled domestic passenger services. Its main base was Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- HeadquartersAbuja1
- Websitewww.flyirsairlines.com
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IRS Airlines Limited was an airline based in Abuja, Nigeria. It operated scheduled domestic passenger services. Its main base was Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport. The airline was established in 2002 and started operations in March 2002. It ceased operations in 2013. The company slogan was Now you can go places.2
Products and brands
Destinations
IRS operated scheduled services to the following domestic destinations as of February 2013.
Nigeria
Abuja – Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Hub
Kaduna – Kaduna Airport
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Kano – Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport
Lagos – Murtala Muhammed International Airport Hub
Maiduguri – Maiduguri International Airport
Yola – Yola Airport
Fleet
The IRS Airlines fleet included the following aircraft (as of August 2016):
From Wikipedia’s article on IRS Airlines, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
Controversies and legal
Accidents and incidents
On 29 June 2005, a Fokker 100, registered 5N-COO, was returning to Lagos after the plane developed hydraulic problems. While taxiing, the landing gear collapsed. No one was injured, but the aircraft was written off.
On 11 May 2014, an IRS Airlines Fokker 100, registered 5N-SIK, returning from a post-maintenance check-up crashed near the township of Ganla, Niger. The two pilots survived with undisclosed injuries.
From Wikipedia’s article on IRS Airlines, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
Timeline
- 2002Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.flyirsairlines.com1
- WikipediaIRS Airlines
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ2341726
Sources
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- 1WikidataIRS Airlines on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaIRS Airlines on Wikipedia
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- 5Wikimedia CommonsIRS Airlines photo by Ken Iwelumo, GFDL 1.2