Sosoliso Airlines Limited was a scheduled, domestic, passenger

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. For much of its existence it had its head office in

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. Originally its head office was on the grounds of Enugu Airport in

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History

It was established in 1994 and started operations in July 2000. The Nigerian government set a deadline of 30 April 2007 for all airlines operating in the country to re-capitalise or be grounded, in an effort to ensure better services and safety. Seven airlines failed to meet the deadline and as a result would not be allowed to fly in Nigeria's airspace with effect from 30 April 2007. These were:

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, Sosoliso Airlines,

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and Space World Airline. The affected airlines would only fly when they satisfied the

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(NCAA)’s criteria in terms of re-capitalization and thus be re-registered for operation.Nigeria Direct
2 May 2007.

Destinations

Sosoliso Airlines operated flights to

, Port Harcourt,

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, Abuja and

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. Reservations are possible.

Accidents and incidents

Sosoliso Airlines Flight 1145 Sosoliso Airlines Flight 1145 (SO1145/OSL1145) was a scheduled Nigerian domestic passenger flight from Nigeria's capital of Abuja (ABV) to Port Harcourt ( PHC). At about 14:08 local time (13:08 UTC) on 10 December 2005, Flight 1145 from Abu ...

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History

Destinations

Accidents and incidents

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