Sun Air (Sudan)
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Sun Air is a private airline based in Khartoum
, Sudan
. It started its operations in June 2008 with a fleet of one Airbus A310-300 aircraft, and three Boeing 737-200 aircraft.
Sun Air presently operates scheduled domestic flights between Khartoum and Juba
, Nyala
, Port Sudan
, Al-Fashir
and Geneina
. It also operates scheduled international flights between Khartoum and other cities in Africa
and the Middle East
.
Khartoum
Khartoum is the capital and largest city of Sudan and of Khartoum State. It is located at the confluence of the White Nile flowing north from Lake Victoria, and the Blue Nile flowing west from Ethiopia. The location where the two Niles meet is known as "al-Mogran"...
, Sudan
Sudan
Sudan , officially the Republic of the Sudan , is a country in North Africa, sometimes considered part of the Middle East politically. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the...
. It started its operations in June 2008 with a fleet of one Airbus A310-300 aircraft, and three Boeing 737-200 aircraft.
Sun Air presently operates scheduled domestic flights between Khartoum and Juba
Juba, Sudan
Juba is the capital and largest city of the Republic of South Sudan. It also serves as the capital of Central Equatoria, the smallest of the ten states of South Sudan. The city is situated on the White Nile and functions as the seat and metropolis of Juba County.- Population :In 2005, Juba's...
, Nyala
Nyala, Sudan
Nyala is the capital of South Darfur state in the western part of the Sudan. Nyala is located at elevation 2,208 feet in the Darfur historical region.- History :...
, Port Sudan
Port Sudan
Port Sudan is the capital of Red Sea State, Sudan; it has 489,725 residents . Located on the Red Sea, it is the Republic of Sudan's main port city.-History:...
, Al-Fashir
Al-Fashir
Al Fashir or Al-Fashir is the capital city of North Darfur, Sudan. It is a large town in the Darfur region of northwestern Sudan, 120 miles northeast of Nyala, Sudan....
and Geneina
Geneina
Geneina is the capital of West Darfur state in Sudan....
. It also operates scheduled international flights between Khartoum and other cities in Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
and the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
.
Fleet
The Sun Air fleet consists of the following aircraft :| Aircraft | In Fleet | Passengers (Business/Economy) |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing 737-200 | 2 | 8/102 | one is operated for Marsland Aviation Marsland Aviation -Destinations:As of May 2007, Marsland Aviations operates scheduled passenger flights to the following destinations:*Egypt**Cairo *Kenya**Nairobi *South Sudan... |
| Boeing 737-300 | 1 | 8/130 | operated by Jordan Aviation Jordan Aviation Jordan Aviation is an airline based in Amman, Jordan. It operates scheduled and worldwide charter services flights, mainly to the Middle East, Europe and Africa. It also provides wet lease services to major airlines seeking additional capacity. Its main bases are Marka Airport, Amman and Aqaba... |
| Total | 3 |