Groupe Air Sénégal, operating as Senegal Airlines (), was an airline with its head office on the property of Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport in Dakar, Senegal.Mentions Légales ." 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." It operated a scheduled network in Senegal and neighbouring countries from its main base at Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport.
History The airline was launched after Air Sénégal International ceased its operations in 2009, and made its first flights on 25 January 2011. Senegal Airlines's CEO was Edgardo Badiali, the former CEO of GoAir and MyAir. It was 64% privately owned.
On 12 April 2016, Senegal's Minister of Economy, Finance and Planning, Amadou Ba, announced that Senegal Airlines had formally ceased all operations. Senegal Airlines was shut down because it had accumulated over 100 billion CFA francs ($172 million US dollars) of debt since its inception. Senegal plans to establish a new flag carrier in the near future.
On 14 May 2018, Air Senegal was launched to replace it.
Destinations Senegal Airlines offered service to the following African cities before ceasing operations in April 2016:
Europe France Paris - Charles De Gaulle Airport
Africa Benin Cotonou - Cotonou Airport Burkina Faso Ouagadougou - Ouagadougou Airport Cameroon Douala - Douala Airport Cape Verde Praia - Praia Airport Ivory Coast Abidjan - Port Bouet Airport Gabon Libreville - Libreville International Airport Gambia Banjul - Banjul International Airport Guinea Conakry - Gbessia Airport Guinea-Bissau Bissau - Osvaldo Vieira International Airport Mali Bamako - Senou International Airport Mauritania Nouakchott - Nouakchott International Airport Niger Niamey - Niamey Airport Senegal Cap Skirring - Cap Skirring Airport Dakar - Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport Hub Ziguinchor - Ziguinchor Airport
Fleet
Senegal Airlines operated the following aircraft until operations terminated in April 2016:
+ Sénégal AirlinesAircraftIn fleetPassengersNotesAirbus A320-2002164Bombardier Q400274Total4
References
External links
Official website