Transport, airlines and shipping
Somali airlines and transport companies: directory
This directory lists 14 Somali airlines and transport companies, from Somali Airlines, founded in 1964, to carriers founded since 2020, with the year founded and a source for each. Most rows come from Wikipedia's list of airlines of Somalia.
About this list
Somalia's national carrier, Somali Airlines, was founded in 1964 and stopped flying after 1991 (Wikipedia, List of airlines of Somalia). Since then private airlines, most of them owned by Somali business groups and many registered abroad, have carried passengers and goods between Somali cities and to Nairobi, Djibouti, Dubai and Jeddah (Clingendael, Transnational capital in Somalia, 2019). Many firms on the list have stopped flying; the founding year is the year given by the source.
Airlines
| Company | Type | Founded | Head office | Owner or head, and status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| African Express Airways | Airline | 1986 | Wikipedia | ||
| Air Somalia | Airline | 2001 | Wikipedia | ||
| Daallo Airlines | Airline | 1991 | Wikipedia | ||
| Freedom Airline Express | Airline | 2008 | Wikipedia | ||
| Halla Airlines | Airline | 2024 | Wikipedia | ||
| Jubba Airways | Airline | 1998 | Wikipedia | ||
| Maandeeq Air | Airline | 2015 | Wikipedia | ||
| Ocean Airlines | Airline | 2025 | Wikipedia | ||
| Premier Airlines | Airline | 2020 | Wikipedia | ||
| Rayaan Air | Airline | 2026 | Wikipedia | ||
| Salaam Air Express | Airline | 2022 | Wikipedia | ||
| Somali Airlines | Airline | 1964 | Wikipedia | ||
| Starsky Aviation | Airline | 2013 | Wikipedia |
Taxis and road transport
| Company | Type | Founded | Head office | Owner or head, and status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hargeisa Taxi | Taxis | 2012 | Hargeisa | Wikipedia |
For the history of air travel, see Airlines in Somalia and Somali Airlines. For ports and shipping, see Somalia's seaports.
Sources
- Wikipedia, List of airlines of Somalia · en.wikipedia.org
- Clingendael, Transnational capital in Somalia, 2019 · kpsrl.org
- Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org
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