Somon Air
Tajik airline
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Air Company Somon Air LLC (Russian and Tajik: Сомон Эйр) is a private airline in Tajikistan headquartered in Dushanbe[1] and based at Dushanbe International Airport.
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| Founded | 2007 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | February 2008 | ||||||
| Hubs | Dushanbe International Airport | ||||||
| Focus cities | Dushanbe, Khujand | ||||||
| Fleet size | 6 | ||||||
| Destinations | 27 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | ||||||
| Key people | Abdulkosim Valiev (CEO) | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
History
The airline started operating on 5 February 2008 with regular flights to Moscow. Somon Air also serves as the official carrier of President of the Republic of Tajikistan and other Tajikistan high-ranking officials.[2][3] Since its formation, Somon Air has been primarily focused on passenger service and transportation to Eastern Europe and other locations.[2][3] Most flights to international destinations operate from Dushanbe.[2][3]
In early August 2009, Somon Air joined IATA's (International Air Transport Association) IATA Billing and Settlement Plan.[2][3] As of January 2013, the airline participates in 14 BSP countries. BSP is a settlement system designed to simplify the selling, reporting and remitting procedures between passenger sales agents and airlines globally.[3] In April 2013, Somon Air jointed the IATA Multilateral Interline Traffic Agreement (MITA). The IATA Multilateral Interline Traffic Agreement (MITA) is an agreement where passengers and cargo use a standard traffic document on various transportation modes to reach the final destination on a particular routing.[2]
In June 2013, Somon Air became a member of IATA Clearing House which provides a service for settling of interline accounts, airline-associated companies and travel partners.[2][3]
In September 2017, Somon Air obtained IATA membership[2][3] and is working on signing interline agreements with some of major airlines from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Europe and Asia.[2]
In July 2019, Somon Air opened an aviation training center for aviation specialists at its headquarters in Dushanbe.[citation needed]
On 18 December 2019, Somon Air received the award "Brand of the Year 2019" bestowed by the Republic of Tajikistan.[citation needed]
On 30 August 2022, Somon Air received the first of two Boeing 737-800 aircraft.[citation needed]
On 8 September 2022, the airline received its second Boeing 737-800 aircraft.[citation needed]
Destinations
Somon Air flies to following destinations as of June 2022:[4]
Codeshare and Interline agreements
Somon Air currently has a codeshare and interline agreement with Asiana Airlines.[16]
Fleet
Current fleet
As of December 2025[update], Somon Air operates an all-Boeing fleet composed of the following aircraft:[17]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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| J | Y | Total | ||||
| Boeing 737-800 | 4 | — | — | 189 | 189 | |
| Boeing 737-900ER | 2 | — | 16 | 168 | 184 | |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | — | 12 | TBA | Deliveries from 2026.[18][19] | ||
| Boeing 787-9 | — | 4 | TBA | [19] | ||
| Total | 6 | 16 | ||||
Fleet development
Somon Air signed a memorandum of understanding to purchase a Boeing 787-8 at the 2018 Dubai Air Show for further fleet development.[20] This has not yet been firmed. The company still hoped to launch wide-body flights that year with a 767-300ER.[21] The airline was considering the purchase of four Embraer 190-E2, to replace older Boeing 737 Classic aircraft. The airline planned to commence service of the new Embraer aircraft by the end of 2018, but by September 2019, there had been no further announcement.[22] In November 2019, Somon Air signed a memorandum of understanding with the Airbus group of companies under which the airline intended to acquire helicopters and the latest Airbus family aircraft directly from the manufacturer.[23]
