IRS Airlines


IRS Airlines Limited was an airline based in Abuja, Nigeria. It operated scheduled domestic passenger services. Its main base was Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport. The airline was established in 2002 and started operations in March 2002. It ceased operations in 2013. The company slogan was ''Now you can go places.''

Destinations

IRS operated scheduled services to the following domestic destinations as of February 2013.

Fleet

The IRS Airlines fleet included the following aircraft :
AircraftIn fleetOrderPassengersNotes
Fokker 10040100
Total40

Accidents and incidents

  • On 29 June 2005, a Fokker 100, registered 5N-COO, was returning to Lagos after the plane developed hydraulic problems. While taxiing, the landing gear collapsed. No one was injured, but the aircraft was written off.
  • On 11 May 2014, an IRS Airlines Fokker 100, registered 5N-SIK, returning from a post-maintenance check-up crashed near the township of Ganla, Niger. The two pilots survived with undisclosed injuries.