Eritrea

 

Eritrea Capital: Asmara (formerly Asmera); Population: 4,561,599 Location: Eastern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Djibouti and Sudan Chief of State: President Isaias Afworki, Head of Government: President Isaias Afworki Languages: Afar, Arabic, Tigre and Kunama, Tigrinya, other Cushitic languages

Eritrean Airlines  based in Samara, Eritrea. It is wholly owned by the Government of Eritrea and operates services to Europe and Africa, with plans to expand its fleet and network. Its main base is Asmara International Airport (ASM).

The airline was established in 1991, but in name only, serving as the ground handling agent at Asmara International Airport and at Assab and Massawa and sales agent for other major airlines flying to Eritrea. In May 2002 it was decided to expand into airline services. Eritrean Airlines took delivery of their first aircraft, a leased Boeing 767-300ER, in April 2003 and started services from Asmara to Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Milan, Nairobi and Rome. A second Boeing 767 was acquired in mid-2004. In 2005 Eritrean Airlines began service from Asmara to Djibouti and Dubai.

Services
Eritrean Airlines operates services to the following international scheduled destinations (at August 2006): Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Jeddah, Milan (Malpensa International Airport), Djibouti, Dubai and Rome (Leonardo da Vinci International Airport). Related links visit http://eritreanyellowpages.net .
 http://www.embassyeritrea.org.