Air Sénégal International
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| IATA code : | V7 |
| ICAO code : | SNG |
| Call sign : | AIR SENEGAL INTERNATIONAL |
| Founding: | 1971 |
| Operation stopped: | 2009 |
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Dakar , Senegal
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| Home airport : | Dakar-Yoff-Léopold Sédar Senghor Airport |
| Fleet size: | 3 |
| Aims: | regional |
| Air Sénégal International ceased operations in 2009. The information in italics refer to the last status before the end of operation. | |
Air Sénégal International was a Senegalese airline from Dakar . The main shareholder was the Moroccan Royal Air Maroc with 51% . The second shareholder was the Senegalese state.
history
The airline's roots go back to February 1, 1971, when it was founded as Air Sénégal . In 2001 it was taken over by Royal Air Maroc, renamed Air Sénégal International and, after restructuring, carried out its first flight on February 23 of the same year. The company's home airport was Dakar-Yoff-Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport .
Air Sénégal International operated national flights to Cap Skirring , Saint-Louis and Ziguinchor, among others . Internationally, Accra , Bamako , Conakry and Praia were included in the flight plan. For example, Lyon , Madrid and Paris were served intercontinentally .
Air Senegal carried 490,000 passengers in 2005 and achieved a turnover of 70 billion francs CFA . It was considered one of the few safe airlines in West Africa .
On April 24, 2009, Royal Air Maroc withdrew all of its aircraft after disputes with the Senegalese government. The government announced the end of the airline, as there were only two machines left. Sénégal Airlines , founded in October 2009, became the airline's successor .
Further use of the name
After Sénégal Airlines ceased flight operations in 2016, a new airline is to be founded under the old name Air Senegal . The Senegalese state wants to invest 40 billion Francs CFA for this.
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Ulrich Klee, Frank Bucher et al .: jp airline-fleets international . Zurich Airport 1972–2001.
- ^ Air Senegal Shuts Down Operations
- ↑ Turkish Airlines to help new Air Senegal , accessed on May 16, 2016