FlyErbil is an Iraqi Kurdish airline based at Erbil International Airport, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.[2][3][4] The airline was founded in 2015, but there was a three-year delay before its first launch due to the ISIL offensive in northern Iraq.[5]

FlyErbil
IATA ICAO Call sign
HW UBD HAWLER
Founded2015; 11 years ago (2015)
Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan[1]
Commenced operations2018; 8 years ago (2018)
HubsErbil International Airport
Frequent-flyer programPromo Class
Fleet size3
Destinationsover 20
HeadquartersErbil, Iraqi Kurdistan
Key people
  • Serkaft Zebari (Chairman of the Board of Directors)
  • Laund S. Mamundi (CEO)
Employeesover 200
Websitewww.flyebl.com

History

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FlyErbil is a Kurdish airline founded in 2015 in Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, by two young businessmen, Mr. Serkaft Zebari and Mr. Lawand Mamondy.

On 28 June 2018, FlyErbil successfully launched its inaugural flight from Erbil International Airport to Rotterdam The Hague Airport via Kyiv International Airport (Zhuliany). This milestone marked the airline's entry into the European market, symbolizing the growing connectivity between the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and international destinations. [6]

Destinations

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As of July 2025, FlyErbil operates to the following destinations:[7]

Country City Airport Notes Refs
ArmeniaYerevanZvartnots International AirportSeasonal
AzerbaijanBakuHeydar Aliyev International AirportSeasonal[8]
Czech RepublicPragueVáclav Havel Airport Prague
GermanyCologneCologne Bonn AirportSeasonal
DüsseldorfDüsseldorf Airport
FrankfurtFrankfurt Airport
HanoverHannover Airport
MunichMunich Airport
StuttgartStuttgart Airport[9]
DenamrkCopenhagenCopenhagen Airport
GreeceAthensAthens International AirportBegins 2 September 2025
IraqBaghdadBaghdad International Airport
ErbilErbil International AirportHub[10][9]
LebanonBeirutBeirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport
NetherlandsAmsterdamAmsterdam Airport Schiphol
United Arab EmiratesDubaiAl Maktoum International Airport[9]
Dubai International Airport
SyriaDamascusDamascus International AirportTerminated
TunisiaTunisTunis–Carthage International Airport
TurkeyAnkaraAnkara Esenboğa AirportSeasonal
AntalyaAntalya AirportSeasonal
IstanbulIstanbul Airport
TrabzonTrabzon AirportSeasonal
United KingdomLondonGatwick Airport

Fleet

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FlyErbil fleet
Aircraft In
service
Orders Passengers Notes
Airbus A320-200 2 180
Boeing 737-300 1 2 143
Total 3 2

References

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  1. "About – FlyErbil". www.flyebl.com. FlyErbil. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  2. "Fly Erbil: Kurdistan Region launches first airline after three-year delay". kurdistan24.net. Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  3. "Iraq, decolla la prima compagnia aerea curda". Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  4. "Iraqi airline flies to Sweden - TTR Weekly". www.ttrweekly.com. Archived from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  5. "FlyErbil operated by Bravo Airways". www.flyebl.com. FlyErbil. Archived from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  6. "First FlyErbil flight to Rotterdam". FlyErbil. FlyErbil. Archived from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  7. "Booking". flyebl.com. Archived from the original on 2021-07-31. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  8. Liu, Jim (30 May 2024). "FlyErbil Adds Baku Service From mid-June 2024". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  9. 1 2 3 Liu, Jim (24 March 2025). "FlyErbil NS25 Network Additions". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  10. "FLYERBIL SCHEDULES PRAGUE LAUNCH IN OCT 2022". AeroRoutes. AeroRoutes. Archived from the original on 29 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.