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{{Infobox airline
| airline        = Safi Airways
| logo           = Safi_Airways_logo.svg
| logo_size      = 200
| fleet_size     = 34
| destinations   = 18
| IATA           = 4Q
| ICAO           = SFW
| callsign       = SAFI
| parent         = Safi Airways Ltd<ref>{{cite web
 |title       = Conditions of Transport
 |publisher   = Safi Airways
 |url         = http://www.safiairways.aero/sites/safiairways/files/pdf/Conditions_of_Transport.pdf
 |access-date  = 2008-07-08
 |url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20110726220407/http://www.safiairways.aero/sites/safiairways/files/pdf/Conditions_of_Transport.pdf
 |archive-date = 26 July 2011
}}</ref>
| founded        = 2006
| ceased         = 2018
| headquarters   = [[Kabul]], [[Afghanistan]]
| key_people     = <div>
*{{nowrap|Ghulam Hazrat Safi ([[Chairman]])}}
*Zaidan Khalifat (Deputy [[CEO]])
*{{nowrap|Joshua G. Bustos ([[Chief Commercial Officer|CCO]]}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-10-25/afghanistan-s-safi-airways-plans-route-expansion-jet-purchases|title=Afghanistan's Safi Airways Plans Route Expansion, Jet Purchases|first=Deena|last=Kamel|work=Bloomberg |date=25 October 2015 |publisher=[[Bloomberg News.]] |accessdate=8 September 2016}}</ref>)</div>
| bases          = [[Hamid Karzai International Airport]]
| secondary_hubs = [[Ahmad Shah Baba International Airport]]
| focus_cities   = 
| frequent_flyer = Saffron Rewards
| lounge         = 
| alliance       =
| website        = {{URL|http://www.safiairways.com/}}
}}
'''Safi Airways Co.''' ({{langx|ps|صافي هوايي شرکت}}; {{langx|fa|خطوط هوایی صافی}})<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.safiairways.com/|title=Safi Airways- Flights to Kabul, Dubai, Jeddah, Delhi, Islamabad|accessdate=8 September 2016}}</ref> was the first and largest privately owned [[airline]] in [[Afghanistan]]. The airline had its headquarters in [[Shahr-e-Naw]], [[Kabul]], Afghanistan, and an administrative office in the [[Dubai Airport Free Zone]]. The Afghan authorities ordered suspension of its operations in September 2016, after the airline failed to clear outstanding debt and taxes.

==History==
[[File:Safi Airways Boeing 737-300 KvW.jpg|thumb|right|A former Safic Aisaways [[Boeing 737-300]] (2009)]]
[[File:2010-06-30 A340 Safi YA-TTB EDDF 02.jpg|thumb|right|Former Safi Airways [[Airbus A340-300]] still wearing the livery of previous operator Air Comet (2010)]]
Safi Airways has been founded as a subsidiary of the Safi Group and in 2006 by its chairman and [[CEO]], Ghulam Hazrat Safi. On 15 June 2009, Safi Airways commenced operations between the Afghan capital, [[Kabul]], and [[Frankfurt Airport]], Germany. This service was however suspended on 24 November 2010 due to an EU ban barring all Afghan carriers from flying into Europe<ref>[http://www.spiegel.de/reise/aktuell/luftsicherheit-eu-setzt-afghanische-fluglinien-auf-schwarze-liste-a-730482.html spiegel.de – "EU places Afghan airlines on blacklist"] (German) 22 November 2011</ref> and did since never resume.

On 5 November 2009, Safi Airways took delivery of a pre-owned [[Airbus A340-300]], which was phased out after suspension of the Frankfurt route due to the EU ban.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://skyliner-aviation.de/regdb.main?LC=nav4|title=Skyliner – aviation news & more|accessdate=8 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airliners.net/photo/Safi-Airways/Airbus-A340-311/1611978/L/&sid=e9b1e95bee1a13c1fe9b0710b7fdd543|title=Airliners.net – Aviation Photography, Discussion Forums & News|accessdate=8 September 2016}}</ref> In 2011, Safi Airways replaced their [[Boeing 737-300]] aircraft with [[Airbus A320|Airbus A32x]] aircraft. They intended to acquire an [[Airbus A330]] for long haul routes in 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2009/07/06/329263/afghanistans-safi-looking-for-narrowbodies-and-a-widebody.html|title=News Channel – Homepage – flightglobal.com|accessdate=8 September 2016}}</ref> which however did not take place.

Since February 2012, Safi Airways is the first Afghan airline to operate in compliance with [[European Aviation Safety Agency]] (EASA) requirements, [[IOSA]] ([[IATA]] Operational Safety Audit) and [[ICAO]] (International Civil Aviation Organization).<ref>[http://www.safiairways.com/contact Contact Info]</ref>

On 5 September 2016, Afghan authorities forced Safi Airways to suspend all operations over unpaid debt and taxes.<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/afghanistan-airlines/afghan-carrier-safi-airways-grounded-over-debts-idUSL8N1BH2YH reuters.com – Afghan carrier Safi Airways grounded over debts] 5 September 2016</ref>

==Destinations==
As of September 2018, Safi Airways served the following destinations:<ref name=Safi>{{cite web|url=http://www.safiairways.com/where-we-fly|title=Where we fly|publisher=Safi Airways|accessdate=30 September 2018}}</ref>

{|class="sortable wikitable"
|-
!Country
!City
!Airport
!Notes
!Ref
|-
|Afghanistan||[[Bagram]]||[[Bagram Airfield]]||{{Terminated}}||
|-
|Afghanistan||[[Herat]]||[[Herat International Airport]]||suspended||<ref name=Safi/>
|-
|Afghanistan||[[Kabul]]||[[Hamid Karzai International Airport]]||{{Airline hub}}|||<ref name=Safi/>
|-
|Afghanistan||[[Balkh]]||[[Maulana Jalaluddin Balkhi International Airport]]||suspended|||<ref name=Safi/>
|-
|Afghanistan||[[Kandahar]]||[[Kandahar International Airport]]||suspended|||<ref name=Safi/>
|-
|Bahrain||[[Manama]]||[[Bahrain International Airport]]||
|-
|Canada||[[Toronto]]||[[Toronto Pearson International Airport]]||
|-
|Germany||[[Frankfurt]]||[[Frankfurt Airport]]||
|-
|Germany||[[Cologne]]/[[Bonn]]||[[Cologne Bonn Airport]]||
|-
|Germany||[[Hamburg]]||[[Hamburg International Airport]]||
|-
|India||[[Delhi]]||[[Indira Gandhi International Airport]]||suspended|||<ref name=Safi/>
|-
|India||[[Hyderabad]]||[[Rajiv Gandhi International Airport]]||
|-
|Iran||[[Tehran]]||[[Mehrabad International Airport]]||
|-
|Iran||[[Mashhad]]||[[Mashhad International Airport]]||suspended|||<ref name=Safi/>
|-
|Kuwait||[[Kuwait City]]||[[Kuwait International Airport]]||
|-
|Pakistan||[[Islamabad]]||[[Islamabad International Airport]]||suspended|||<ref name=Safi/>
|-
|Pakistan||[[Karachi]]||[[Karachi International Airport]]||
|-
|Saudi Arabia||[[Jeddah]]||[[King Abdulaziz International Airport]]||suspended|||<ref name=Safi/>
|-
|United Arab Emirates||[[Abu Dhabi]]||[[Abu Dhabi International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||
|-
|United Arab Emirates||[[Dubai]]||[[Dubai International Airport]]||suspended|||<ref name=Safi/>
|-
|United Arab Emirates||[[Sharjah]]||[[Sharjah International Airport]]||
|}

==Fleet==
===Final fleet===
[[File:Safi Airways Airbus A320 Sharifi.jpg|thumb|right|Safi Airways [[Airbus A320-200]]]]
[[File:Safi Airways Boeing 767-200ER Simon.jpg|thumb|right|Safi Airways [[Boeing 767-200ER]]]]
As of October 2016, the Safi Airways fleet consisted of the following aircraft:<ref>{{cite journal|title=Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part One)|journal=Airliner World|issue=October 2016|page=4}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin:1em auto"
|+ '''Safi Airways Fleet'''
|-
! rowspan="2"|Aircraft
! rowspan="2"|In Fleet
! rowspan="2"|Orders
! colspan="3" class="unsortable" |Passengers
! rowspan="2"|Notes
|-
! style="width:25px;" | <abbr title="Business Class">J</abbr>
! style="width:25px;" | <abbr title="Economy Class">Y</abbr>
! style="width:40px;" | Total
|-
|[[Airbus A320 family|Airbus A320-200]]
|8
|—
|12
|132
|144
|
|-
|[[Boeing 767|Boeing 767-200ER]]
|7
|—
|12
|196
|208
|stored
|-
!Total
!15
!0
!colspan=4|
|}
{{Reflist|group=nb}}

===Former fleet===
Safi Airways previously operated the following aircraft:

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin:1em auto"
|+
|-
!Aircraft
!Introduced
!Retired
|-
|[[Airbus A319-100]]<ref>[http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/51013-afghanistans-safi-airways-ends-a319-operations Safi ends A319 operations]</ref>
|2013
|2017
|-
|[[Airbus A340-300]]
|2009
|2015
|-
|[[Boeing 737-300]]
|2008
|2017
|-
|[[Boeing 737-400]]
|2016
|2018
|-
|[[Boeing 757-200]]
|2012
|2018
|-
|[[Airbus A330-200]]
|2017
|2018
|-
|[[Airbus A340-600]]
|2017
|2018
|-
|[[Boeing 777-300]]
|2017
|2018
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category-inline|Safi Airways}}
*[http://www.safiairways.com/ Official website]

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