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is an
Airline based in
Asmara in
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 . In 2005 Eritrean Airlines began service from Asmara to
Djibouti and
Dubai . A second Boeing 767 was acquired in mid-
2004 .
Eritrean Airlines operates services to the following international scheduled destinations (at August ,
Frankfurt ,
Jeddah ,
Milan ,
Nairobi ,
Djibouti ,
Dubai and
Rome .
The Eritrean Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (at June 2005):