Private company

Nasair

Airline of Eritrea

Nasair, officially known as Nasair Eritrea, was an airline based in Asmara, Eritrea. It operated scheduled flights to domestic destinations in Eritrea, as well as limited scheduled services to the Middle East and Eastern Africa. As of May 2014 the airline was reported to be "out of business."2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2006Founded1
Nasair Eritrea Boeing 737-200 Iwelumo
Photo: Ken Iwelumo, GFDL 1.2, via Wikimedia Commons4

Nasair, officially known as Nasair Eritrea, was an airline based in Asmara, Eritrea. It operated scheduled flights to domestic destinations in Eritrea, as well as limited scheduled services to the Middle East and Eastern Africa. As of May 2014 the airline was reported to be "out of business."2

The story

The company was founded in 2006 and is one of three divisions of the Nasair Group. The three subsidiaries of the Group are:

Nasair Consultant – Provided airline and airport consultancy services.

Nasair Air Service – The airline. Provided domestic, regional and international scheduled passenger and cargo services.

Nasair Maintenance Center – Would have provided aircraft maintenance services for own aircraft and those of other airline companies, had regulatory approval been obtained.

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

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Destinations

As of November 2012 Nasair served the following destinations:

Africa

Eritrea

Massawa (Massawa International Airport) Hub

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Kenya

Nairobi (Jomo Kenyatta International Airport)

Sudan

Khartoum (Khartoum International Airport)

South Sudan

Juba – (Juba International Airport)

Uganda

Entebbe (Entebbe International Airport)

Asia

United Arab Emirates

Dubai (Dubai International Airport)

Saudi Arabia

Dammam (King Fahd International Airport)

Jeddah (King Abdulaziz International Airport)

Fleet

The Nasair fleet included the following aircraft (as of November 2012):

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

Timeline

  1. 2014Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 2006Founded Founded1

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