Yemenia Airbus A310 in Frankfurt Airport
Yemenia - Yemen Airways (Arabic: الخطوط الجوية اليمنية) is the national airline of Yemen, based in Sana'a.[1][2] It operates scheduled domestic services as well as international services to more than 30 destinations in Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and Asia. Its main base is Sana'a International Airport (SAH), with a hub at Aden International Airport (ADE).
Yemenia is a member of the Arab Air Carriers Organization.
[edit] History
The airline was established on 4 August 1961 as Yemen Airlines and started operations in 1962. It was reorganized and renamed Yemen Airways in 1972, following nationalisation. The Yemenia name was adopted on 1 July 1978, following the joint establishment early in 1977 of a new airline by the governments of the Yemen Arab Republic, now Republic of Yemen, and Saudi Arabia.[citation needed]
In 1994 the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen joined the Yemen Arab republic to form one state.[3] Yemenia merged with South Yemen's Yemen Airlines on 15 May 1996.[2][4] Following the PDRY airline's merger with Yemenia, many employees lost their posts either through retirement or dismissal.[3]
The airline is presently owned by the Government of Yemen (51%) and the government of Saudi Arabia (49%).[5]
In 2001 a fire burned the Yemenia headquarters in Sana'a.[6]
[edit] Destinations
In October 2009, Yemenia announced that it will suspend all its flights to Europe by 25 October. Paris was the first to end on 19 October. London and Rome ended on 24 October. Frankfurt was the last to end on 25 October. Since then, London, Frankfurt, Paris, and Rome will all resume in December.
[edit] Codeshare agreements
Yemenia codeshare with the following airlines;
[edit] Current
The Yemenia fleet consists of the following aircraft (at 16 November 2009):[7]
At the 2009 Dubai Air Show, Yemenia placed an order for 10 Airbus A320-200 aircraft worth $700 million. Engine models are yet to be decided with entry into service due for 2011.[10]
[edit] Historic
Yemenia has also operated the following aircraft:[11]
[edit] Incidents and accidents
- On 30 June 2009, Yemenia Flight 626, an Airbus A310-300, registration 7O-ADJ [16], flying from SAH-HAH (Sana'a, Yemen to Moroni, Comoros) crashed with 154 aboard shortly before landing. Officials say it crashed somewhere in the Comoros archipelago in the Indian Ocean. A teenage girl was recovered, alive and conscious, although suffering from extreme tiredness and hypothermia, cuts to her face and a fractured collar-bone.[12][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24]
[edit] References
[edit] External links
| Members of the International Air Transport Association | | | | | | Asia-Pacific regional office | | | | | | | China and North Asia regional office | | | | | | | | | | Latin America and the Caribbean regional office | | | | | | | Middle East and North Africa regional office | | | | | | | North America regional office | | | | | | | Russia and the CIS regional office | | | | | |
