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Ishtar Airlines (Arabic: عشتار ايرلاينز) was an airline based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, although it was a private Iraqi airline operating scheduled passenger services, its main bases were its only destinations, Baghdad International Airport and Dubai International Airport. Ishtar Airlines headquarters was in Deira, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.2 It was founded in 2005.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
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Ishtar Airlines (Arabic: عشتار ايرلاينز) was an airline based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, although it was a private Iraqi airline operating scheduled passenger services, its main bases were its only destinations, Baghdad International Airport and Dubai International Airport.2
The airline was established in March 2005 by a group of former Iraqi Airways pilots.
Ishtar Airlines operations went quiet in October 2009 and seems to have now ceased operations altogether.
From Wikipedia’s article on Ishtar Airlines, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
Ishtar Airlines operated scheduled passenger services to the following destinations in July 2007:
Iraq
Baghdad - Baghdad International Airport Base
United Arab Emirates
Dubai - Dubai International Airport Base
It had planned to expand its operations to other destinations in Europe and the Middle East.
The Ishtar Airlines fleet included the following aircraft in October 2009:
Prior to ceasing operations, Ishtar Airlines previously operated the following aircraft:
From Wikipedia’s article on Ishtar Airlines, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
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