Zagrosjet was an

airline An airline is a company that provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines use aircraft to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for codeshare agreements, in wh ...

headquartered in Erbil, capital of the

Kurdistan Region Kurdistan Region ( ku, هەرێمی کوردستان, translit=Herêmî Kurdistan; ar, إقليم كردستان), abbr. KRI, is an autonomous region in Iraq comprising the four Kurdish-majority governorates of Erbil, Sulaymaniyah, Duhok ...

, which operated scheduled and chartered international passenger and cargo flights. The airline suspended all flight operations due to blockade on

Erbil International Airport Erbil International Airport ( ku, فڕۆکه‌خانه‌ی نێوده‌وڵه‌تیی هه‌ولێر), is the main airport of the city of Erbil in the Kurdistan Region, Iraq. It is administered by the Iraqi Government and the Kurdistan Reg ...

post

2017 Kurdistan Region independence referendum An independence referendum for the Kurdistan Region of Iraq was held on 25 September 2017, with preliminary results showing approximately 92.73 percent of votes cast in favour of independence. Despite reporting that the independence referendum ...

period.

History

The Airline takes its name from the

Zagros Mountains The Zagros Mountains ( ar, جبال زاغروس, translit=Jibal Zaghrus; fa, کوه‌های زاگرس, Kuh hā-ye Zāgros; ku, چیاکانی زاگرۆس, translit=Çiyakani Zagros; Turkish: ''Zagros Dağları''; Luri: ''Kuh hā-ye Zāgr ...

. Zagrosjet was established in October 2005 by Zagros Group under the name Zagros Air. It was licensed as an Air Carrier by Ministry of Transportation – Iraq in June 2013 to perform scheduled and unscheduled flights for passenger and cargo. In August 2013 the airline changed its name to Zagrosjet to avoid confusion with

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of Iran. Zagrosjet launched its flight operations in 2013 with a network covering Middle East destinations,

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and

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Destinations

As of February 2016 Zagrosjet offers scheduled flights to the following destinations:

Fleet

Zagrosjet operated the following aircraft during operations (as of July 2021):Zagrosjet Fleet at Planespotters.net
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References

External links

Official website
Defunct airlines of Iraq Airlines established in 2005 Airlines disestablished in 2018 History of Erbil Iraqi companies established in 2005 2018 disestablishments in Iraq {{Asia-airline-stub