RAK Airways

RAK Airways طيران رأس الخيمة
IATA code :	RT
ICAO code :	RKM
Call sign :	RAKAIR
Founding:	2007
Operation stopped:	2013
Seat:	Ras al-Khaimah , United Arab Emirates
Home airport :	Ras al-Khaimah
Management:	Omar Jahameh ( CEO )
Fleet size:	3
Aims:	international
Website:	rakairways.com
RAK Airways طيران رأس الخيمة ceased operations in 2013. The information in italics refer to the last status before the end of operation.

RAK Airways ( Arabic طيران رأس الخيمة Tayarān Raʾs al-Khaima , DMG Ṭayarān Raʾs al-Ḫayma ) was the airline of the Emirate of Ra's al-Khaimah of the United Arab Emirates , based at Ra's al-Khaima Airport .

history

RAK Airways was founded in February 2006 and initially flew to Beirut , Colombo , Sofia , Dhaka , Kozhikode and Chittagong . At the end of 2008, scheduled flight operations were stopped and afterwards only chartered flights . In 2010 there was a change of management, since then the company has offered scheduled flights again.

On December 31, 2013, RAK Airways announced its immediate temporary cessation of operations for economic reasons.

Destinations

From its home base, Ra's al-Khaimah Airport, RAK Airways mainly served scheduled flights to destinations in the Middle East and Asia. These were Cairo , Chittagong , Dhaka , Kozhikode , Doha , Lahore , Peshawar , Jeddah and Bangkok . Nearby destinations such as neighboring Dubai were also served by coaches. In addition, destinations in Germany, including Hamburg , were also served in charter traffic .

fleet

As of November 2013, the RAK Airways fleet consisted of three aircraft with an average age of 6.8 years:

• 3 Airbus A320-200 (1 operated by BH Air )

See also

• Former Airlines List (Asia)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ arabianbusiness.com (May 31, 2009): RAK Airways 'in no way closing' - new CEO , accessed November 11, 2011
2. ↑ timesofoman.com - RAK Airways suspends operations ( Memento of the original from September 14, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English) December 31, 2013 
3. ↑ RAK Airways suspends operations until further notice. (No longer available online.) RAK Airways, Jan. 1, 2014, archived from the original on Jan. 3, 2014 ; accessed on January 3, 2014 (English, press release). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
4. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from March 2, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English) accessed on February 2, 2013 
5. ↑ ch-aviation.ch - RAK Airways ( Memento of the original from September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English) accessed on November 11, 2013 
6. ↑ airfleets.net - Fleet age RAK Airways (English) accessed on November 11, 2013

Web links

Commons : RAK Airways  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• RAK Airways website (English)