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Senegal Airlines

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Senegal Airlines
IATA ICAO Call sign
DN SGG SENEGAL AIR
Founded2009 (2009)
Ceased operations12 April 2016 (2016-04-12)[1][2]
HubsLéopold Sédar Senghor International Airport
Parent company
  • Groupement National des Privés du Sénégal, Groupements de Prestataires Aéroportuaires, Fédération des Assureurs du Sénégal (64%)
  • Senegalese Government (36%)
HeadquartersYoff, Dakar, Senegal
Key peopleEdgardo Badiali (CEO)

Groupe Air Sénégal, operating as Senegal Airlines (French: Sénégal Compagnies Aériennes), was an airline with its head office on the property of Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport in Dakar, Senegal.[3] It operated a scheduled network in Senegal and neighbouring countries from its main base at Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport.

History

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The airline was launched after Air Sénégal International ceased its operations in 2009, and made its first flights on 25 January 2011.[4] Senegal Airlines's CEO was Edgardo Badiali, the former CEO of GoAir and MyAir.[5] It was 64% privately owned.[5]

On 12 April 2016, Senegal's Minister of Economy, Finance and Planning, Amadou Ba, announced that Senegal Airlines had formally ceased all operations.[1] Senegal Airlines was shut down because it had accumulated over 100 billion CFA francs ($172 million US dollars) of debt since its inception.[citation needed] Senegal plans to establish a new flag carrier in the near future.[6]

On 14 May 2018, Air Senegal was launched to replace it.

Destinations

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Senegal Airlines offered service to the following African cities before ceasing operations in April 2016:[4]

Europe

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Africa

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Fleet

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A Senegal Airlines Airbus A320-200 in 2010

Senegal Airlines operated the following aircraft until operations terminated in April 2016:[7]

Sénégal Airlines
Aircraft In fleet Passengers Notes
Airbus A320-200 2 164
Bombardier Q400 2 74
Total 4

References

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  1. ^ a b "Dakar shuts down Senegal Airlines; new carrier to emerge". ch-aviation. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  2. ^ Cisse, Malick. "Africa's airline graveyard piles up: Senegal shuts down national carrier amid $110 million debt". Mail & Guardian Africa. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  3. ^ Mentions Légales Archived 2011-01-13 at the Wayback Machine." Senegal Airlines. Retrieved on 27 January 2011. "'GROUPE AIR SENEGAL, Société Anonyme avec conseil d’administration au capital de 16.500.000.000 FCFA, opérant sous la dénomination commerciale « SENEGAL AIRLINES », sise Aéroport Léopold Sédar SENGHOR BP 38265 – DAKAR YOFF (SENEGAL), immatriculée au RCCM de Dakar sous le n° SN DKR 2009 B 11310, NINEA 40694662G3, représentée aux fins des présentes par Edgardo BADIALI, Directeur Général."
  4. ^ a b "Senegal Airlines launch operation on 18JAN11". airlineroute.net.
  5. ^ a b "Senegal Airlines to launch operations tomorrow". Flightglobal.com. 24 January 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
  6. ^ "Senegal to establish new national airlines-Official". StarAfrica. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  7. ^ "Sénégal Airlines Fleet Details and History". planespotters.net.
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