IRS Airlines Limited was an airline based in Abuja, Nigeria. It operated scheduled domestic passenger services. Its main base was Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport. The airline was established in 2002 and started operations in March 2002.Home page IRS Airlines August 13, 2006 Retrieved on 19 October 2009 It ceased operations in 2013.ch-aviation.com – IRS Airlines retrieved 23 June 2019 The company slogan was Now you can go places.
Destinations IRS operated scheduled services to the following domestic destinations as of February 2013.
Abuja – Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Hub Kaduna – Kaduna Airport Kano – Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport Lagos – Murtala Muhammed International Airport Hub Maiduguri – Maiduguri International Airport Yola – Yola Airport
Fleet
The IRS Airlines fleet included the following aircraft (as of August 2016):
+ IRS Airlines fleetAircraftIn fleetOrderPassengersNotesFokker 10040100Total40
Accidents and incidents On 29 June 2005, a Fokker 100, registered 5N-COO, was returning to Lagos after the plane developed hydraulic problems. While taxiing, the landing gear collapsed. No one was injured, but the aircraft was written off. On 11 May 2014, an IRS Airlines Fokker 100, registered 5N-SIK, returning from a post-maintenance check-up crashed near the township of Ganla, Niger. The two pilots survived with undisclosed injuries.
References
External links
Official website (archived)