Gambia International Airlines
| Gambia International Airlines | |
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| IATA code : | GC |
| ICAO code : | GNR |
| Call sign : | GAMBIA INTERNATIONAL |
| Founding: | 1996 |
| Operation stopped: | 2007 (flight operations) |
| Seat: |
Banjul , Gambia
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| Fleet size: | 2 |
| Aims: | |
| Gambia International Airlines ceased operations in 2007 (flight operations). The information in italics refer to the last status before the end of operation. | |
The Gambia International Airlines , often abbreviated as GIA , is a Gambian handling company based in Banjul . Between 2000 and 2005 it was also the national airline of the state. The ownership rights of the company are 99 percent with the Gambian state and one percent with the Gambia Telecommunications Company , which in turn is owned by the Gambia state.
history
The airline was founded on January 23, 1996 and started operations on March 1, 1996. The company initially only acted as a handling company at Banjul International Airport , but later expanded the business area to include active flight service. In cooperation with Air Namibia , the first flight took place on December 1, 2000.
In 2005, the airline no longer owned its own aircraft and concentrated on handling passengers and cargo at the airport. Active flight service was then discontinued in 2007, and the company continues to operate as a handling company.
Destinations
As of January 2005, Gambia International Airlines flew to the following destinations:
fleet
In 2004 the company flew a Boeing 737-200 and a Boeing 737-800 . This machine was abolished almost a year later. The company then used aircraft types such as the Fokker F28 and Antonov An-22 for cargo air traffic .
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Discontinued airlines ( Memento of the original from May 25, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on Airlineupdate.com (accessed May 11, 2011)
- ↑ As of 2011.
- ↑ Fleet inventory 2004 on Airfleets.net (accessed on May 11, 2011)
