Safi Airways


Dubai and Kabul-based Safi Airways Co. was the first and largest privately owned airline from Afghanistan. The airline had its headquarters in Shahr-e-Naw, Kabul, Afghanistan, an administrative office in the Dubai Airport Free Zone.

History

Safi Airways has been founded as a subsidiary of the Safi Group and in 2006 by its chairman and CEO, Ghulam Hazrat Safi. On 15 June 2009, Safi Airways commenced operations between the Afghan capital, Kabul, and Frankfurt Airport, Germany. This service was however suspended on 24 November 2010 due to an EU ban barring all Afghan carriers from flying into Europe and did since never resume.
On 5 November 2009, Safi Airways took delivery of a pre-owned Airbus A340-300, which was phased out after suspension of the Frankfurt route due to the EU ban. In 2011, Safi Airways replaced their Boeing 737-300 aircraft with Airbus A32x aircraft. They intended to acquire an Airbus A330 for long haul routes in 2016 which however did not take place.
Since February 2012, Safi Airways is the first Afghan airline to operate in compliance with European Aviation Safety Agency requirements, IOSA and ICAO.
On 5 September 2016, Afghan authorities forced Safi Airways to suspend all operations over unpaid debt.

Destinations

As of September 2018, Safi Airways served the following destinations:
CountryCityAirportNotesRef
AfghanistanBagramBagram Airfield
AfghanistanHeratHerat International Airportsuspended
AfghanistanKabulHamid Karzai International Airport
AfghanistanBalkhMaulana Jalaluddin Balkhi International Airportsuspended
AfghanistanKandaharKandahar International Airportsuspended
BahrainManamaBahrain International Airport-
CanadaTorontoToronto Pearson International Airport-
GermanyFrankfurtFrankfurt Airport-
GermanyBonnBonn International Airport-
GermanyHamburgHamburg International Airport-
IndiaDelhiIndira Gandhi International Airportsuspended
IndiaHyderabadRajiv Gandhi International Airport-
IranTehranMehrabad International Airport-
IranMashhadMashhad International Airportsuspended
KuwaitKuwait CityKuwait International Airport-
PakistanIslamabadIslamabad International Airportsuspended
PakistanKarachiKarachi International Airport-
Saudi ArabiaJeddahKing Abdulaziz International Airportsuspended
United Arab EmiratesAbu DhabiAbu Dhabi International Airport
United Arab EmiratesDubaiDubai International Airportsuspended
United Arab EmiratesSharjahSharjah International Airport-

Fleet

Current fleet

As of October 2016, the Safi Airways fleet consisted of the following aircraft:

Former fleet

Safi Airways previously operated the following aircraft:

AircraftIntroducedRetired
Airbus A319-10020132017
Airbus A340-30020092015
Boeing 737-30020082017
Boeing 737-40020162018
Boeing 757-20020122018
Airbus A330-20020172018
Airbus A340-60020172018
Boeing 777-30020172018