Ariana Afghan Airlines

Ariana Afghan Airlines Co. Ltd. is the oldest and the national airline of Afghanistan. It is currently the largest Afghan airline.

It’s headquarter is in Kabul. The airline offers domestic and international passenger services. It is completely

Ariana Afghan Airlines was set up on January 27, 1955. An American pilot established it for profit by moving a number of war-surplus Dakota Aircrafts to Afghanistan. Taking in the efficacy of air travel, the then Afghan government appointed the airlines and launched it as "Ariana Afghan Airlines".

The Shah of Afghanistan individually planned the logo for the new airline. In 1957, Ariana was reincorporated as a limited Liability Company, with 51% of the shares owned by various entitles of the Afghan Government, and the remaining 49% acquired by Pan American World Airways.

Ariana Afghan Fleet:
At present, Ariana Afghan Airlines maintains a fleet of ten aircrafts, including Airbus A300B4-200, Airbus A310-300, Antonov An-24, Boeing 727-200, Boeing 727-200, Boeing 727-200F, and Boeing 737-700. Moreover, it has already placed order for four new Airbus A310-300.

Ariana Afghan Destinations:

Ariana serves many domestic destinations such as Kabul, Kandahar, Herat, and Mazar-e sharif. As far as the international destinations are concerned, the airline plies flights to India and Pakistan with flights to New Delhi and Islamabad. Moreover, it also operates flights to Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Dubai and Sharjah in Southwest Asia, along with Tajikistan in Central Asia and China in East Asia. Earlier it had flights to Germany, Russia, Turkey and Azerbaijan in Europe, but now only Germany remains in its list of destination covered.