Gambia New Millennium Air
| Gambia New Millennium Air Company | |
|---|---|
| IATA code : | |
| ICAO code : | NML |
| Call sign : | NEWMILL |
| Founding: | 1999 |
| Operation stopped: | 2002 |
| Seat: |
Banjul , Gambia
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| Fleet size: | |
| Aims: | West Africa |
| Gambia New Millennium Air Company ceased operations in 2002. The information in italics refer to the last status before the end of operation. | |
The Gambia New Millennium Air Company (also: Gambia Millennium Airline ) was a Gambian airline based in Banjul .
history
The New Millennium Air started operations in 1999. Its director was Baba Jobe , who ran in the 1997 parliamentary elections but was unable to win the Jarra West constituency. In connection with UN Security Council Resolution 1343 , Jobe was banned from traveling and his assets were frozen. He was accused of arms trafficking and links with the Liberian blood diamond trade . The New Millennium Air was also affected by the ban. The company is said to have been founded on behalf of Viktor Anatolyevich But . Their only machine, of Russian design, was acquired by Centrafircan Airlines. The machine was later used by the government.
Destinations
- The flight destinations were in West Africa and Saudi Arabia
fleet
- 1 Ilyushin Il-62M ( aircraft registration C5-GNM )
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ The World's Airlines. Past, Present & Future: Gambia , accessed August 2011.
- ^ Baba Jobe in New Travel Ban List Travels to Libya in Defiance The Independent of January 4, 2002.
- ^ Sanctions: Revised Travel Ban List, Updated December 2001 The Independent, January 4, 2002.
- ↑ Jammeh Should Be Probed FrontPageAfrica, December 4, 2005.
- ↑ THE ASSETS FREEZE LIST Last updated on 16 December 2009
- ^ C5-GNM , accessed August 2011.
- ^ Government Blamed for Hajj Controversy The Independent, March 26, 2001.
- ^ Gambia New Millennium Air - Il 62M At IAD , accessed August 2011.