Max Air is a domestic and international airline based in Nigeria,ch-aviation.com - Max Air (Nigeria)
retrieved 8 February 2017 the country's longest-serving international airline. Established in 2008 by business mogul Alhaji Dahiru Barau Mangal, the company's head office is located in

Kano State Kano State ( Hausa: ''Jihar Kano''جىِهَر كَنوُ) (Fula: Leydi Kano 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤭 𞤳𞤢𞤲𞤮𞥅 ) is one of the 36 states of Nigeria, located in the northern region of the country. According to the national census done in ...

with its base at

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, Kano.

History

Max Air is one of Nigeria's leading airlines, operating a domestic, regional and international flight network. The airline was established in 2006 as Mangal Airlines an rebranded Max Air in 2008 operating its first commercial flight to

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from Kano. The airline began its operations with two

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aircraft for its

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and Hajj operation services. In June 2018, Max Air began domestic operations to three destinations which include Abuja,

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from the airline's main hub (Kano). On November 1, 2018, Max Air announces two new routes to its domestic operations which include Port Harcourt and Yola as part of its expansion drive. On November 5,

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route was launched by the airline, making it the 6th domestic destination to its operational routes.

Destinations

Max Air is being operating in seven domestic and 2 international scheduled destinations in states across Nigeria and the Middle East (as of August 2019).

Fleet

As of October 2021, the Max Air fleet consists of the following aircraft:

In-flight services

On July 11, 2019, Max Air launches its first in-flight quarterly magazine titled ''In-flight Magazine'' which is the first of its kind in Nigeria's domestic aviation industry history. Max Air In-flight Magazine is published by Zamkah Technologies Limited, an international company based in Nigeria, which is a Nigerian privately owned business.

References

External links

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