IRS Airlines
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| Founded | 2002 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 2013 | ||||||
| Hubs | Murtala Muhammed International Airport Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport | ||||||
| Frequent-flyer program | T-plus | ||||||
| Fleet size | 4 | ||||||
| Destinations | 6 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Abuja, Nigeria | ||||||
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| Website | www | ||||||
IRS Airlines Limited was an airline based in Abuja, Nigeria. It operated scheduled domestic passenger services. Its main base was Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport.[1] The airline was established in 2002 and started operations in March 2002.[2] It ceased operations in 2013.[3] The company slogan was Now you can go places.
Destinations
[edit]IRS operated services to the following domestic scheduled destinations as of February 2013.
Fleet
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The IRS Airlines fleet included the following aircraft (as of August 2016):[4]
| Aircraft | In fleet | Order | Passengers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fokker 100 | 4 | 0 | 100 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 |
Accidents and incidents
[edit]- On 11 May 2014, an IRS Airlines Fokker 100, registered 5N-SIK, was returning from a post maintenance check-up when it crashed near the township of Ganla, Niger. The two pilots survived with undisclosed injuries.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 94.
- ^ Home page IRS Airlines August 13, 2006 Retrieved on 19 October 2009
- ^ ch-aviation.com – IRS Airlines retrieved 23 June 2019
- ^ "Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2016): 22.
- ^ "IRS plane crashes in Niger Republic". Archived from the original on 2014-05-11. Retrieved 2014-05-11.
External links
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Media related to IRS Airlines at Wikimedia Commons
