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Asmara (Asmera)
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Eritrean Airlines
Eritrean Airlines is a government-financed endeavor established in May 1991, when independence was won. Long time it remained an airline in name only, serving as the only ground handling agent at Asmara International Airport and at Assab and Massawa. The airline has also served as a sales agent for other major carriers which fly to Eritrea. The expansion of the company’s operations to flights was decided at a workshop held in Asmara in May 2002.
In April 2003 Eritrean Airlines took delivery of its first 767-300ER (extended range) airplane as preparations for new operations to begin. The airline's first Boeing 767-300ER, “Queen Bee” is being leased (with the option of purchase) as the first of a series of airplanes that will enter the carrier’s fleet. The 767 is Boeing’s most popular wide-body airplane and has a well-earned reputation (more than 900 airplanes of this type with more than 80 operators around the world).
Eritrean Airlines, short name B8 and member of IATA, operates scheduled passenger and cargo services from its Eritrean headquarters in Asmara to Frankfurt, Rome, Milan, Dubai, Djibouti and Nairobi, with more destinations to be added in the near future. Eritrean Airlines has agreements for cooperation with SAS, KLM, Delta Airlines and Kenya Airways.
Relief goods donated by the governments and relief organizations of several EU countries is the main cargo flying to Asmara, fresh exclusive fishery products travel in the opposite direction.
Many of the pilots, mechanics and inspectors of Eritrean Airlines have their roots and received their training in Ethiopia as employees of Ethiopian Airlines, but were expelled from Ethiopia by the TPLF regime. The flights attendants were recruited from the Asmara Intercontinental Hotel.
Eritrean Airlines Boeing 767-300ER - Photo courtesy Konstantin von Wedelstaedt
Eritrean Airlines (carrier)
Tel. +2911 125500 or 125501
Fax +2911 125465 or 202533
P.O. Box 222 - Asmara Eritrea
- mail: eralmm@eol.com.er
Eritrean Airlines (travel agency)
Harnet Avenue 89 - Asmara Eritrea
Tel. +2911 202448Red Sea Travel Agency
Korte Bajonetstraat 24
3014 ZS Rotterdam The Netherlands
Tel: +31 (0)10 4135557
Fax: +31 (0)10 4132751
Redsea Tours & Travel
Plöck 71-2
69117 Heidelberg Germany
Phone: +49 (0)6221 24240
Fax: +49 (0)6221 64561
Eritrean Airlines Sweden
St Eriksplan 11, 113 20 Stockholm Sweden
Phone: +46 8 300020
Fax: +46 8 302109
Web: www.eritreanairlines.nu
Eritrean Airlines GSA for Italy
Distal & Itr Group
www.distal.aero00187 Roma
Via Barberini 123
Tel +39 06 48771350
00122 Milano
Via Paolo da Cannobio 2
Tel +39 02 885517205
Eritrean Airlines GSA for Belgium, France,
The Netherlands and SwitzerlandKales Airline Services
Triport Building 1 - 6th floor
Evert van de Beekstraat 46
1118 CL Schiphol - The Netherlands
Phone: +31 (0)20 655 3664
Fax: +31 (0)20 655 3651
Kales Airline Services
Park Hill / Mommaertslaan 18A
B-1831 Diegem - Brussels Belgium
Phone: +32 (2) 716 0071
Fax: +32 (2) 716 0086
Mobile: + 32 (476) 630421
Kales Airline Services
Kungsgatan 48 Room D - 111
SE-111 35 Stockholm Sweden
Phone: +46 8 67 82 350
+46 8 54 52 19 66
Fax: +46 8 22 55 88