IRS Airlines

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Not to be confused with IRS Aero.

IRS Airlines Limited was an airline based in Abuja, Nigeria. It operated scheduled domestic passenger services. Its main base was Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport.^[1] The airline was established in 2002 and started operations in March 2002.^[2] It ceased operations in 2013.^[3] The company slogan was Now you can go places.

IRS Airlines

IATA ICAO Call sign IS LVB SILVERBIRD
Founded	2002
Ceased operations	2013
Hubs	Murtala Muhammed International Airport Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport
Frequent-flyer program	T-plus
Fleet size	4
Destinations	6
Headquarters	Abuja, Nigeria
Key people	Rabiu Isyaku-Rabiu Yemi Dada
Website	www.flyirsairlines.com

Destinations

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

• Nigeria
  • Abuja – Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Hub
  • Kaduna – Kaduna Airport
  • Kano – Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport
  • Lagos – Murtala Muhammed International Airport Hub
  • Maiduguri – Maiduguri International Airport
  • Yola – Yola Airport

Fleet

A Fokker F100 belonging to the airline at Murtala Muhammed International Airport

The IRS Airlines fleet included the following aircraft (as of August 2016):^[4]

IRS Airlines

Aircraft	In fleet	Order	Passengers	Notes
Fokker 100	4	0	100
Total	4	0

Accidents and incidents

• On 11 May 2014, an IRS Airlines Fokker 100, registered 5N-SIK, was returning from a post maintenance check-up when it crashed near the township of Ganla, Niger. The two pilots survived with undisclosed injuries.^[5]