Air Djibouti is now operational

"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 Bruce Dickinson, lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden and a former airline pilot.
Other flights are scheduled next week to the Somali capital Mogadishu, to South Sudan's capital Juba and the Kenyan capital Nairobi.
Currently with only one aircraft, the company is due to take delivery of five aircraft later this year, including a Boeing 767, 737 and 757.
It is planned to begin passenger flights in November with connections to Paris, London, Dubai and Mumbai.