Bestfly Cabo Verde (legally, and previously doing business as TICV - Transportes Interilhas de Cabo Verde and founded in 2015 as Binter Cabo Verde) was a scheduled and charter, passenger and cargo regional airline based in Praia, Cape Verde. It operates inter-island services. Its main base is Nelson Mandela International Airport. The airline has suspended all flights to date since mid-2023 and has yet to resume any active service.
History Foundation The airline was founded in 2015 as Binter Cabo Verde, a subsidiary of Spanish airline Binter Canarias. Operations commenced on 12 November 2016 with flights connecting the islands of Santiago, Sal and São Vicente. Binter Cabo Verde took over inter-island flights after TACV discontinued its domestic operations on 1 August 2017 due to restructuring and privatisation.
In August 2019, the airline changed its name from Binter Cabo Verde (Binter CV) to Transportes Interilhas de Cabo Verde (TICV). Binter Canarias divested in the airline in June 2021, selling its majority 70% stake to Angolan airline BestFly Worldwide with the remaining 30% owned by the Government of Cape Verde. The company has since rebranded the airline as Bestfly Cabo Verde.
Suspensions In mid-2023, the airline briefly suspended most of its flights, citing operational difficulties.ch-aviation.com - Bestfly Cabo Verde resumes full schedule 22 August 2023 The airline announced the suspension of all operations again from 19 April until 7 May 2024, but has not resumed them since then.bestflycaboverde.com - Horários retrieved 22 May 2024 It has been reported that the airline suspended its Cabo Verde services due to issues with its ACMI operations.ch-aviation.com - Bestfly pulls out of Cabo Verde over ACMI debacle 24 April 2024
Destinations As of July 2022, Bestfly Cabo Verde served all seven Cape Verde airports.
IslandCountryAirportNotesBoa VistaCape VerdeAristides Pereira International AirportMaioCape VerdeMaio AirportSalCape VerdeAmílcar Cabral International AirportSantiagoCape VerdeNelson Mandela International AirportSão FilipeCape VerdeSão Filipe AirportSao NicolauCape VerdePreguiça AirportSão VicenteCape VerdeCesária Évora Airport
Fleet
Current fleet As of March 2024, the Bestfly Cabo Verde fleet consisted of the following aircraft:
+ Bestfly Cabo Verde fleetAircraftIn serviceOrders PassengersNotesATR 72-5001—72storedTotal1—
Former fleet The airline previously also operated the following aircraft types: Embraer 190
See also Binter Canarias
References
External links
Official website