Airlines / Eritrea
Eritrean Airlines is an airline from Eritrea, founded in 1991. Its codes are B8 (IATA) and ERT (ICAO), and its radio callsign is “ERITREAN”.
Lifeline
- Eritrean Airlines 1991–today
What the codes mean
The two-character IATA code is the one on tickets, boarding passes and flight numbers (B8 123). The three-letter ICAO code is used in flight plans and by air traffic control. The radio callsign is what pilots and controllers say on the radio: a flight filed as ERT123 is called “ERITREAN one two three”.
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