Mesopotamia Air
| Founded | 2006 |
|---|---|
| Commenced operations | 2007 |
| Ceased operations | 2008[1] |
| Operating bases | Sulaimaniyah International Airport |
| Fleet size | 2 |
| Destinations | 4 |
| Headquarters | Sulaimaniyah, Kurdistan Region |
Mesopotamia Air or Mesopotamia Airlines was a short-lived airline based in Sulaimaniyah, Iraq, operating scheduled flights from Sulaimaniyah International Airport to Amsterdam, Frankfurt and London via Vienna. The Official General Sales Agent (GSA) in Germany was the Company Al-Iraqia Air Travel GmbH (Horus Air Travel & Cargo GmbH) located in Frankfurt/Main.
Destinations
| [Base] | Base |
| City | Country | IATA | ICAO | Airport |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | Netherlands | AMS | EHAM | Amsterdam Airport Schiphol |
| Frankfurt | Germany | FRA | EDDF | Frankfurt Airport |
| London | United Kingdom | LGW | EGKK | Gatwick Airport |
| Sulaimaniyah | Iraq | ISU | ORSU | Sulaimaniyah International Airport [Base] |
Fleet
As of August 2025, Lao Airlines operates the following aircraft:[2]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J | Y | Total | ||||
| Airbus A320-200 | 4 | — | 16 | 126 | 142 | |
| 8 | 150 | 158 | ||||
| ATR 72-500 | 4 | — | — | 70 | 70 | |
| ATR 72-600 | 3 | — | — | 70 | 70 | |
| Comac C909 | 2 | — | — | 90 | 90 | |
| 4 | 85 | 89 | ||||
| Total | 13 | — | ||||
Former fleet
| Aircraft | Fleet | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airbus A320-200 | 1 | 2003 | 2005 | Leased |
| ATR 42-300 | 1 | 1994 | 1996 | Leased |
| ATR 72-200 | 2 | 1996 | 2011 | Leased |
| Boeing 737-200 | 1 | 1996 | 1998 | |
| Xi'an MA60 | 4[3] | Unknown | Unknown | Transferred to Lao Skyway. |
References
- ^ Mesopotamia Air at airlineupdate.com
- ^ "Global Airline Guide 2025 - Lao Airlines". Airliner World. September 2025. p. 65.
- ^ <https://www.airlinereporter.com/2011/08/airline-livery-of-the-week-lao-airlines/