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FlyErbil

FlyErbil is an Iraqi Kurdish airline based at Erbil International Airport, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. The airline was founded in 2015, but there was a three-year delay before its first launch due to the ISIL offensive in northern Iraq.

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FlyErbil
IATA ICAO Call sign
HW UBD HAWLER
Founded2015 (2015)
Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan1
Commenced operations
2018 (2018)
HubsErbil International Airport
Promo Class
Fleet size3
Destinationsover 20
HeadquartersErbil, Iraqi Kurdistan
Key people
  • Serkaft Zebari (Chairman of the Board of Directors)
  • Laund S. Mamundi (CEO)
Employeesover 200
Websitewww.flyebl.com

FlyErbil is an Iraqi Kurdish airline based at Erbil International Airport, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.234 The airline was founded in 2015, but there was a three-year delay before its first launch due to the ISIL offensive in northern Iraq.5

History

FlyErbil is a Kurdish airline founded in 2015 in Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, by two young businessmen, Mr. Serkaft Zebari and Mr. Lawand Mamondy.

On 28 June 2018, FlyErbil successfully launched its inaugural flight from Erbil International Airport to Rotterdam The Hague Airport via Kyiv International Airport (Zhuliany). This milestone marked the airline's entry into the European market, symbolizing the growing connectivity between the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and international destinations. 6

Destinations

As of July 2025, FlyErbil operates to the following destinations:7

Country City Airport Notes Refs
Armenia Yerevan Zvartnots International Airport Seasonal
Azerbaijan Baku Heydar Aliyev International Airport Seasonal 8
Czech Republic Prague Václav Havel Airport Prague
Germany Cologne Cologne Bonn Airport Seasonal
Düsseldorf Düsseldorf Airport
Frankfurt Frankfurt Airport
Hanover Hannover Airport
Munich Munich Airport
Stuttgart Stuttgart Airport 9
Denmark Copenhagen Copenhagen Airport
Greece Athens Athens International Airport Begins 2 September 2025
Iraq Baghdad Baghdad International Airport
Erbil Erbil International Airport Hub 109
Lebanon Beirut Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport
Netherlands Amsterdam Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
United Arab Emirates Dubai Al Maktoum International Airport 9
Dubai International Airport
Syria Damascus Damascus International Airport Terminated
Tunisia Tunis Tunis–Carthage International Airport
Turkey Ankara Ankara Esenboğa Airport Seasonal
Antalya Antalya Airport Seasonal
Istanbul Istanbul Airport
Trabzon Trabzon Airport Seasonal
United Kingdom London Gatwick Airport

Fleet

FlyErbil fleet
Aircraft In
service 		Orders Passengers Notes
Airbus A320-200 2 — 180
Boeing 737-300 1 2 143
Total 3 2
References

References

  1. "About – FlyErbil". www.flyebl.com. FlyErbil. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  2. "Fly Erbil: Kurdistan Region launches first airline after three-year delay". kurdistan24.net. Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  3. "Iraq, decolla la prima compagnia aerea curda". Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  4. "Iraqi airline flies to Sweden - TTR Weekly". www.ttrweekly.com. Archived from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  5. "FlyErbil operated by Bravo Airways". www.flyebl.com. FlyErbil. Archived from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  6. "First FlyErbil flight to Rotterdam". FlyErbil. FlyErbil. Archived from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  7. "Booking". flyebl.com. Archived from the original on 2021-07-31. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  8. Liu, Jim (30 May 2024). "FlyErbil Adds Baku Service From mid-June 2024". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  9. Liu, Jim (24 March 2025). "FlyErbil NS25 Network Additions". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  10. "FLYERBIL SCHEDULES PRAGUE LAUNCH IN OCT 2022". AeroRoutes. AeroRoutes. Archived from the original on 29 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.