Djerba-Zarzis_International_Airport

Djerba–Zarzis International Airport

Djerba–Zarzis International Airport

Airport in Djerba, Tunisia


Djerba–Zarzis International Airport (French: Aéroport international de Djerba-Zarzis, Arabic: مطار جربة جرجيس الدولي) (IATA: DJE, ICAO: DTTJ) is an international airport serving the island of Djerba in Tunisia.[5] The airport was enlarged and named Djerba Zarzis International Airport in 1970.[6] However, the airport dates to 1950 (initially named Djerba Mellita airport). Today, it is an important destination for seasonal leisure flights.

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Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Djerba–Zarzis Airport:

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Accidents and incidents

  • On 6 August 2005, Tuninter Flight 1153, a Tuninter ATR-72 en route from Bari to Djerba, Tunisia, ditched into the Mediterranean Sea about 18 miles from the city of Palermo. 16 of the 39 people on board died. The accident resulted from engine fuel starvation that resulted from the installation of the wrong fuel quantity indicator. The fuel quantity indicator installed had been calibrated for the smaller ATR-42 aircraft and showed significantly more fuel than was actually in the tank of the larger ATR 72. When the aircraft ran out of fuel, the indicator still showed 1800 kilograms of fuel remaining, thus confusing the crew for several minutes. Both engines stopped and the crew was forced to ditch the airliner in the sea.[31]
  • The airport was a stopover for Air Berlin chartered flight AB7377, which was involved in a bomb scare. During loading at Hosea Kutako International Airport in Namibia, a suitcase was discovered that contained a clock, batteries and a firing mechanism. Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that the object was part of a test to assess the quality of airport screening procedures. The A330-200 aircraft was examined with an explosives sniffer dog, before it was allowed to fly to Munich Airport, via a stopover in Djerba.[32]

References

  1. "Airports Council International - ACI World". 6 April 2021.
  2. "L'apport de l'OACA dans le tourisme" (in French). OACA. Archived from the original on 3 September 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  3. "Airport information for DTTJ". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
  4. Airport information for DJE at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  5. Liu, Jim (26 February 2020). "ASL Airlines France adds Paris CDG – Djerba service in 3Q20". Routesonline.
  6. "Nouvelair Tunisie Adds Djerba – Berlin Service in NS23". Aeroroutes. 29 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  7. Liu, Jim (18 December 2019). "SWISS expands Geneva network in S20". routesonline.com.
  8. Liu, Jim. "Transavia France adds Montpellier – Tunisia routes in S20". Routesonline. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  9. "Flight plan". www.tuifly.be.
  10. Harro Ranter (6 August 2005). "ASN Aircraft accident ATR-72-202 TS-LBB Palermo-Punta Raisi Airport (PMO)". Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  11. "Air Berlin-Flieger: Bombe nur Attrappe?". 18 November 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2015.

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