Harka Air Services
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| Founded | 1994 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 2001 (presumed) | ||||||
| Headquarters | Nigeria | ||||||
Harka Air Services (sometimes styled Harkair; formerly Harco Air Services) was a Nigerian airline active in the mid-1990s and early 2000s. It operated chiefly as a charter carrier and later flew limited scheduled services within Nigeria. The airline’s operations included Soviet-built Tupolev Tu-134 aircraft, one of which was destroyed in a fatal runway overrun at Lagos in 1995.[1][2]
Operations
Sources identify Harka as a licensed charter carrier that also operated domestic passenger services during the 1990s.[2] The airline used Tupolev Tu-134A aircraft; at least one example (RA-65617) was operated on lease from the Russian carrier Komiavia.[5] Public spotter databases list additional Tu-134s associated with Harka in the mid-1990s.[citation needed]
Accidents and incidents
On 24 June 1995, a Harka Air Services Tupolev Tu-134A operating from Kaduna Airport to Murtala Muhammed International Airport (Lagos) overran the runway during a heavy downpour, crashed into a drainage ditch and caught fire. Sixteen of the 80 people on board were killed.[6][7]