FlyErbil

{{Short description|Iraqi Airline}}

{{Infobox airline

| airline = FlyErbil

| image = FlyErbil_logo.png

| IATA = HW

| ICAO = UBD

| callsign = HAWLER

| aoc =

| hubs = {{nowrap|Erbil International Airport}}

| focus_cities =

| frequent_flyer = Promo Class

| fleet_size = 2

| destinations = over 20

| parent =

| num_employees = over 200

| founded = 2015 Erbil, Iraq{{cite web |title=About – FlyErbil |url=http://www.flyebl.com/about/ |website=www.flyebl.com |publisher=FlyErbil |access-date=7 November 2018 |archive-date=8 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181108025624/http://www.flyebl.com/about/ |url-status=live }}

| commenced = 2018

| key_people = {{plainlist|

  • Serkaft Zebari {{smaller|(Chairman of the Board of Directors)}}
  • Laund S. Mamundi {{smaller|(CEO)}}

}}

| headquarters = Erbil, Iraq

| website = [http://www.flyebl.com/ www.flyebl.com]

}}

FlyErbil is an Iraqi airline based at Erbil International Airport, Iraq.{{cite web |title=Fly Erbil: Kurdistan Region launches first airline after three-year delay |url=http://www.kurdistan24.net/en/news/ab0d1dea-9485-41d7-a053-9ab3646d9472 |access-date=28 June 2018 |website=kurdistan24.net |archive-date=19 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019210313/https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/news/ab0d1dea-9485-41d7-a053-9ab3646d9472 |url-status=live }}{{cite web|url=http://www.ilgiornale.it/news/mondo/iraq-decolla-compagnia-aerea-curda-1542465.html|title=Iraq, decolla la prima compagnia aerea curda|publisher=|access-date=28 June 2018|archive-date=9 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209124549/https://www.ilgiornale.it/news/mondo/iraq-decolla-compagnia-aerea-curda-1542465.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ttrweekly.com/site/2018/06/Iraqi-airline-flies-to-sweden/|title=Iraqi airline flies to Sweden - TTR Weekly|website=www.ttrweekly.com|access-date=28 June 2018|archive-date=22 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022133939/https://www.ttrweekly.com/site/2018/06/Iraqi-airline-flies-to-sweden/|url-status=dead}} The airline was founded in 2015, but there was a three-year delay before its first launch due to the ISIL offensive in northern Iraq.{{cite web |title=FlyErbil operated by Bravo Airways |url=http://www.flyebl.com/fly-erbil-opereted-by-bravo-airways/ |website=www.flyebl.com |publisher=FlyErbil |access-date=4 January 2019 |archive-date=22 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022155459/https://www.flyebl.com/fly-erbil-opereted-by-bravo-airways/ |url-status=live }}

History

FlyErbil is a Kurdish airline founded in 2015 in Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, by two young businessmen, Mr. Serkaft Zebari and Mr. Lawand Mamondy.

On 28 June 2018, FlyErbil successfully launched its inaugural flight from Erbil International Airport to Rotterdam The Hague Airport via Kyiv International Airport (Zhuliany). This milestone marked the airline's entry into the European market, symbolizing the growing connectivity between the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and international destinations.

{{cite web |title=First FlyErbil flight to Rotterdam |url=http://www.flyebl.com/first-flight-from-erbil-to-rotterdam-has-been-operated/ |website=FlyErbil |publisher=FlyErbil |access-date=4 January 2019 |archive-date=22 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022051945/https://www.flyebl.com/first-flight-from-erbil-to-rotterdam-has-been-operated/ |url-status=live }}

Destinations

As of March 2022, FlyErbil operates to the following destinations:{{cite web|title=Booking|url=http://www.flyebl.com/booking/|publisher=flyebl.com|access-date=2019-01-28|archive-date=2021-07-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210731065305/https://www.flyebl.com/booking/|url-status=dead}}

class="sortable wikitable"
Country

!City

!Airport

!Notes

!Refs

{{ARM}}YerevanZvartnots International Airport{{airline seasonal}}
{{AZE}}BakuHeydar Aliyev International Airport{{airline seasonal}}align=center|{{cite news |last1=Liu |first1=Jim |title=FlyErbil Adds Baku Service From mid-June 2024 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240530-udjun24gyd |access-date=31 May 2024 |work=AeroRoutes |date=30 May 2024 |language=en-CA}}
{{CZE}}

|Prague

|Václav Havel Airport

rowspan="6"|{{GER}}CologneCologne Bonn Airport{{airline seasonal}}
Düsseldorf

|Düsseldorf Airport

|

|

Frankfurt

|Frankfurt Airport

|

|

Hanover

|Hannover Airport

|

|

Munich

|Munich Airport

|

|

StuttgartStuttgart Airport{{Coming soon|Begins {{date|2025-4-2}}}}align=center|{{cite news |last1=Liu |first1=Jim |title=FlyErbil NS25 Network Additions |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250324-udns25 |access-date=25 March 2025 |work=AeroRoutes |date=24 March 2025 |language=en-CA}}
{{DEN}}

|Copenhagen

|Copenhagen Airport

|

|

{{IRQ}}BaghdadBaghdad International Airport
{{IRQ}} / {{flag|Kurdistan}}ErbilErbil International Airport{{airline hub}}align=center|{{cite web |title=FLYERBIL SCHEDULES PRAGUE LAUNCH IN OCT 2022 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220825-udoct22prg?rq=Prague |website=AeroRoutes |publisher=AeroRoutes |access-date=29 August 2022 |archive-date=29 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220829194425/https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220825-udoct22prg?rq=Prague |url-status=live }}
{{LBN}}BeirutBeirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport
{{NED}}

|Amsterdam

|Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

|

|

rowspan="2"|{{UAE}}rowspan="2"|DubaiAl Maktoum International Airport{{Coming soon|Begins {{date|2025-4-1}}}}align=center|
Dubai International Airport
{{SYR}}DamascusDamascus International Airport{{Terminated}}
{{TUN}}TunisTunis–Carthage International Airport
rowspan="4"|{{TUR}}AnkaraAnkara Esenboğa Airport{{airline seasonal}}
AntalyaAntalya Airport{{airline seasonal}}
IstanbulIstanbul Airport
TrabzonTrabzon Airport{{airline seasonal}}
{{UK}}LondonLondon Gatwick Airport|

Fleet

class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse;margin:1em auto;"

|+ FlyErbil fleet

Aircraft

! In
service

! Orders

! Passengers

! Notes

Boeing 737-300

|align="center"|1

|align="center"|2

|align="center"|143

|

Airbus A320

|align="center"|2

|align="center"|

|align="center"|180

|

Total

!3

!2

! colspan="2" |

References

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{{Portalbar|Iraq|Kurdistan|Companies|Aviation}}

{{Airlines of Iraq}}

Category:Airlines established in 2015

Category:Iraqi brands

Category:Airlines of Iraq

Category:Iraqi companies established in 2015

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