Dagestan Airlines

"South East Airlines" redirects here. For the US charter airline, see Southeast Airlines.

Dagestan Airlines

IATA ICAO Call sign N2 DAG DAGAL
Founded	1994
Ceased operations	19 December 2011
Hubs	Uytash Airport
Fleet size	5
Destinations	6
Headquarters	Uytash Airport Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia
Website	www.dagair.ru

A Dagestan Airlines Tupolev Tu-154 at Vnukovo International Airport (2006).

OJSC Dagestan Airlines (Russian: ОАО Авиалинии Дагестана) was an airline based at Uytash Airport in Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia,^[1][2] operating domestic and international scheduled and chartered flights.^[3]

History

The roots of the airline can be traced back to February 1927, when an Aeroflot department serving the Makhachkala region of the Soviet Union was founded. In 1994, following the split-up of Aeroflot, it became and independent company known as Makhachkala Air Enterprise. In 1996, the company was rebranded as Dagestan Airlines. In March 2007, it had 809 employees.^[3]

From 2010 onwards, the South East Airlines branding was introduced. On 19 December 2011, the airline had its licence revoked but the airline said they would appeal the decision.^[4][5]

Destinations

Aircraft in the new livery

As of December 2010, Dagestan Airlines operated scheduled flights to the following destinations:^[6]

• Russia
  • Makhachkala – Uytash Airport base
  • Moscow
    • Domodedovo International Airport
    • Vnukovo International Airport
  • Saint Petersburg – Pulkovo Airport
• Turkey
  • Istanbul – Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
• United Arab Emirates
  • Sharjah – Sharjah International Airport

Fleet

The South East Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of December 2011):^[7]

Dagestan Airlines Fleet

Aircraft	In Fleet
Antonov An-24RV	1
Tupolev Tu-134	2
Tupolev Tu-154B2	1
Tupolev Tu-154M	3
Mil Mi-8
Total	7

Accidents and incidents

On 4 December 2010, Dagestan Airlines Flight 372, a Tupolev Tu-154M carrying 160 passengers and 8 crew, crashed during an emergency landing at Domodedovo International Airport, Moscow. Two passengers died and 56 were injured.^[8]

References

1. "Directory: World airlines." Flight International. 23–29 March 2004. 59.
2. "Главная." Dagestan Airlines. Retrieved on 24 June 2010. "Россия, Республика Дагестан, г. Махачкала, аэропорт ."
3. "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-03-27. p. 71.
4. "Russia's Dagestan Airlines loses AOC". atwonline.com. Retrieved 2017-12-23.
5. "Авиалинии Дагестана уличены в монопольном сговоре". Клерк. Retrieved 2017-12-23.
6. Dagestan Airlines timetable. Retrieved 2010-12-04. Archived 2010-12-04 at the Wayback Machine
7. Dagestan Airlines fleet list at ch-aviation.ch.
8. "Two killed as plane makes emergency landing in Russia". AFP. 4 December 2010. Archived from the original on January 29, 2014.

External links

• Official website (in Russian)