Somon Air
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| Founded | 2007 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | February 2008 | ||||||
| Hubs | Dushanbe International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 8 | ||||||
| Destinations | 22[1] | ||||||
| Headquarters | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | ||||||
| Key people | Abdulkosim Valiev (CEO) | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
Somon Air(RussianandTajik:Сомон Эйр) is a privateairlineinTajikistanheadquartered inDushanbe[2]and based atDushanbe International Airport.
History
[edit]The airline started operating on 5 February 2008 with regular flights toMoscow.Somon Air also serves as the official carrier ofPresident of the Republic of Tajikistanand other Tajikistan high-ranking officials.[3][4]Since its formation, Somon Air has been primarily focused on passenger service and transportation toEastern Europeand other locations.[3][4]Most flights to international destinations operate fromDushanbe.[3][4]
In early August 2009, Somon Air joinedIATA's (International Air Transport Association) IATA Billing and Settlement Plan.[3][4]As of January 2013, the airline participates in 14 BSP countries. BSP is a settlement system designed to simplify the selling, reporting and remitting procedures between passenger sales agents and airlines globally.[4]In April 2013, Somon Air jointed the IATA Multilateral Interline Traffic Agreement (MITA). The IATA Multilateral Interline Traffic Agreement (MITA) is an agreement where passengers and cargo use a standard traffic document on various transportation modes to reach the final destination on a particular routing.[3]
In June 2013, Somon Air became a member of IATA Clearing House which provides a service for settling of interline accounts, airline-associated companies and travel partners.[3][4]
In September 2017, Somon Air obtainedIATAmembership[3][4]and is working on signing interline agreements with some of major airlines from theCommonwealth of Independent States(CIS), Europe and Asia.[3]
In July 2019, Somon Air opened an aviation training center for aviation specialists at its headquarters in Dushanbe.[citation needed]
On 18 December 2019, Somon Air received the award "Brand of the Year 2019" bestowed by the Republic of Tajikistan.[citation needed]
On August 30, 2022, Somon Air received the first of twoBoeing 737-800aircraft.[citation needed]
On September 8, 2022, the airline received its second Boeing 737-800 aircraft.[citation needed]
Destinations
[edit]Somon Air flies to following destinations as of June 2022:[1]
Fleet
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Current fleet
[edit]The Somon Air fleet comprises the following aircraft (as of November 2019):[17]
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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| C | Y | Total | ||||
| Airbus Helicopters H125 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | |
| Boeing 737-800 | 4 | 1 | — | 189 | 189 | |
| Boeing 737-900ER | 2 | — | 16 | 168 | 184 | |
| Mil Mi-8-AMT | 1 | — | — | — | 24 | |
| Total | 8 | 1 | ||||
Fleet development
[edit]Somon Air signed a memorandum of understanding to purchase aBoeing 787-8at the 2018Dubai Air Showfor further fleet development.[18]This has not yet been taken up. The company still hoped to launch wide-body flights that year with a 767-300ER.[19][20]The airline was considering the purchase of fourEmbraer 190-E2,to replace olderBoeing 737 Classicaircraft. The airline planned to commence service of the new Embraers by the end of 2018, but by September 2019 there had been no further announcement.[21]In November 2019 Somon Air signed a Memorandum of Understanding with theAirbusgroup of companies under which the airline intends to acquire helicopters and the latest Airbus family aircraft from direct manufacturer.[22]
References
[edit]- ^ab"Timetable".www.somonair.com.Retrieved29 September2016.
- ^"Main."Somon Air. Retrieved on 27 February 2012." Contacts: 40, Titova Str. Dushanbe, Tajikistan, 734012 "-Russian:"734012, Таджикистан, Душанбе, ул. Титова, 40"
- ^abcdefgh"How Somon Air is reaching new peaks | Aviation Week Network".aviationweek.com.18 September 2018.Retrieved26 January2024.
- ^abcdefgBaldwin, Jaimie (25 March 2018)."Somon Air — Leading the Way in Tajikistan".Airways Magazine.Retrieved5 January2019.
- ^abcdefgSomon destinations mentioned
- ^"Somon Air resumed flights to Urumqi and increased the frequency of flights to Novosibirsk".somonair.com. 9 February 2023.Retrieved16 January2024.
- ^"Somon Air Adds Khudzhand – Urumqi From May 2024".AeroRoutes.8 May 2024.Retrieved8 May2024.
- ^"The first direct flight Dushanbe-Tbilisi presented in the Tajik capital on April 27 | Tajikistan News ASIA-Plus".asiaplustj.info.Asia-Plus Media Group. 30 April 2024.Retrieved15 May2024.
- ^"Somon Air to launch Dushanbe-Delhi service from Dec-2019".CAPA.Retrieved20 November2019.
- ^"Tajik Air resumes its flights to India's New Delhi, Somon Air to fly there from December 1st – C.A.A.N".caan.asia.27 November 2019.Retrieved28 November2019.
- ^"SOMON AIR BEGINS IRAN SERVICE IN 1Q23".Aeroroutes.Retrieved1 February2023.
- ^abcdefg"Somon Air 1Q24 International Network Expansion".AeroRoutes.26 January 2024.Retrieved26 January2024.
- ^"Somon Air Adds Astana Service From April 2024".AeroRoutes.28 March 2024.Retrieved28 March2024.
- ^Liu, Jim (1 July 2024)."Somon Air Schedules Islamabad July 2024 Launch".AeroRoutes.Retrieved1 July2024.
- ^abLiu, Jim (15 July 2019)."Somon Air expands Khudzhand network in S19".Routesonline.Retrieved15 July2019.
- ^ab"Somon Air 1Q24 Khudzhand - Middle East network additions".aeroroutes.com.16 January 2024.Retrieved16 January2024.
- ^"Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part Two)".Airliner World(November 2016): 33.
- ^"Новости Авиакомпания Somon Air заказала новый самолет Boeing 787".ato.ru.20 November 2017.
- ^"Somon Air Fleet Details and History".www.planespotters.net.
- ^"How Somon Air is reaching new peaks".19 September 2018.Retrieved19 November2018.
- ^"Авиакомпания Somon Air добавит в парк четыре самолета Embraer E190-E2".ato.ru.4 March 2018.
- ^"News Archive".www.somonair.com.
External links
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Media related toSomon Airat Wikimedia Commons- Official website
