According to Business Insider, the Horn of Africa nation of Djibouti has relaunched its national airline — a company managed by Iron Maiden lead singer Bruce Dickinson, officials said Tuesday.
Air Djibouti, which went bankrupt in 2002, recommenced flights on Monday with a cargo plane carrying six tonnes from Djibouti to Somalia, to Hargeisa, the capital of self-declared Somaliland.
“This is the link in the chain that was missing from Djibouti,” said Abubaker Omar Hadi, chairman of Djibouti Ports and Free Zones Authority, who said he hoped the airline will help ferry cargo onwards from Djibouti’s key sea port. “We need a national company to ensure our ambitions.”
The airline is backed by British company Cardiff Aviation, whose chairman is Dickinson.
It is planned to begin passenger flights in November with connections to Paris, London, Dubai and Mumbai.
