companies from leasing aircraft to Eritrea. He stated that Washington was resorting to such illegal acts as part of its hostile attempts of stiffening anti-Eritrea sanctions, at a time when the Eritrean government was engaged in buying and leasing of passenger planes under new Pakistani management. Eritrean Airlines resumed operations on 16 July 2011. It also introduced a new livery on the first A320 received, which was used for the inaugural service to Dubai and Lahore. A second A320 was added in October, and flights to Karachi were launched. The carrier also planned to restore domestic services once the currently stored Dornier fleet was made airworthy. Long-term fleet plans may include introduction of wide body aircraft like the Airbus A330, as well as new Boeing 737s to replace the A320. EU ban Since December 2012, Eritrean Airlines has been included in the European Commission list of airlines barred from flying into the EU. Destinations , Eritrean had scheduled service to four destinations: Cairo, Addis Ababa, Khartoum, and Jeddah. As of February 2023, no flights are scheduled on those routes. Fleet Current fleet The Eritrean Airlines fleet in July 2020 consisted of a Boeing 737-300. Eritrean is also said to have six Dornier aircraft, which are stored in Eritrea. Former fleet The airline previously operated the following equipment: Airbus A319-100 Airbus A320-200 Boeing 737-300 Boeing 757-200 Boeing 767-200ER Boeing 767-300ER McDonnell Douglas MD-80 See also List of air carriers banned in the European Union Transport in Eritrea References External links Eritrean Airlines (Archive) Airlines of Eritrea Airlines banned in the European Union Airlines established in 1991 Organisations based in Asmara Government-owned airlines 1991 establishments in Eritrea