Air Sénégal International was an airline with its head office in Dakar, Senegal."Contacts." Air Sénégal International. 5 January 2007. Retrieved on 15 May 2010. It was a regional carrier operating a scheduled domestic network and regional flights to neighbouring countries. It also operated charter and air taxi flights. Its main base was Dakar-Yoff-Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport.
On April 24, 2009, the airline suspended all of its operations.
History The airline was established on 1 February 1971 as Air Sénégal and started operations on 23 February 2001. It was restructured as an international carrier following the acquisition of a majority stake by Royal Air Maroc in 2001. It was part of Groupe Royal Air Maroc, who owned 51% of the company's shares, with 49% being held by the Senegalese government.
At one time the airline had its head office on the grounds of Dakar-Yoff-Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport in Yoff, Senegal."Directory: World Airlines." Flight International. 12–18 March 2002. 63.
In 2006 the airline disclosed losses of $16 million. In 2007, the Senegalese government stated that effective 5 November 2006, it would purchase a further 26% of the airline, raising its stake to 75%. The Senegalese government stated that support from Royal Air Maroc had "shown its limitations", and that the airline needed to be recapitalised.
In late 2009, a new airline was announced to replace Air Sénégal International. The new airline was called Senegal Airlines and had a fleet of 4 Airbus A320 aircraft and 2 Airbus A330 aircraft.Senegal Airlines to use 6 Airbus aircraft Operations commenced in January 2011, but ceased by April 2016. Senegal Airlines was then also replaced as flag carrier by Air Senegal, which began operations in May 2018.
Destinations
As of 2007, Air Sénégal International operated scheduled passenger flights to the following destinations:Air Sénégal International destination guide (cross-referenced for codeshare flights on http://www.amadeus.net )
Africa Benin Cotonou - Cadjehoun Airport Burkina Faso Ouagadougou - Ouagadougou Airport Cape Verde Praia - Nelson Mandela International Airport Côte d'Ivoire Abidjan - Port Bouet Airport The Gambia Banjul - Banjul International Airport Guinea-Bissau Bissau - Osvaldo Vieira International Airport Guinea Conakry - Conakry International Airport Mali Bamako - Senou International Airport Mauritania Nouakchott - Nouakchott International Airport Niger Niamey - Diori Hamani International Airport Senegal Cap Skirring - Cap Skirring Airport Dakar - Dakar-Yoff-Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport Saint Louis - Saint Louis Airport Tambacounda - Tambacounda Airport Ziguinchor - Ziguinchor Airport Togo Lomé - Tokoin Airport
Europe France Marseille - Marseille Provence Airport Paris - Orly Airport Italy Milan - Malpensa Airport Spain Gran Canaria - Gran Canaria Airport Madrid - Barajas Airport
Fleet
At March 2008, the Air Sénégal International fleet consisted of the following aircraft: Air Sénégal International "Notre Fleet"
+ Air Sénégal International fleetAircraftTotalPassengers(Etoile/Economy)NotesBoeing 737-7004114 (12/102)Medium haul routesBombardier Dash 8 Q300150 (0/50)Short haulTotal Number of Aircraft5
Previously operated At August 2006 the airline also operated:Flight International, 3–9 October 2006 1 Boeing 737-200 1 Boeing 737-500
References
External links
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