Balkh Airlines
Balkh Airlines was a short-lived airline headquartered in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan. From 1996 to 1997, it operated passenger flights out Mazari Sharif Airport using a single Boeing 727-100,[1] competing with Ariana Afghan Airlines. The company had been founded to serve the needs of General Dostum, the Uzbek warlord ruling the north of Afghanistan at that time.[2]
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| Founded | 1996 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 1997 | ||||||
| Operating bases | Mazari Sharif Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 1 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Mazari Sharif, Afghanistan | ||||||
References
- Flight International, 3–9 October 2006
- Vogelsang, Willem. (2002). The Afghans. Blackwell Publishers, Oxford. ISBN 0-631-19841-5. Page 220.
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