Air Sénégal International

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Air Sénégal International
IATA ICAO Callsign
V7 SNG AIR SENEGAL
Founded1 February 1971
Ceased operations24 April 2009
HubsDakar-Yoff-Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport
Fleet size5
Destinations19
Parent companyRoyal Air Maroc (51%)
Senegalese Government (49%)
HeadquartersDakar, Senegal
Key peopleMohamed El Yaalaoui (General Manager)
Websiteair-senegal-international.com/asi_english/

Air Sénégal International was an airline with its head office in Dakar, Senegal.[1] 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.[2]

On April 24, 2009, the airline suspended all of its operations.[3]

History[edit]

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.[4]

At one time the airline had its head office on the grounds of Dakar-Yoff-Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport in Yoff, Senegal.[5]

In 2006 the airline disclosed losses of $16 million.[6] 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%.[6][7] The Senegalese government stated that support from Royal Air Maroc had "shown its limitations", and that the airline needed to be recapitalised.[7]

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.[8] Operations commenced in January 2011,[9] but ceased by April 2016. Senegal Airlines was then also replaced as flag carrier by Air Senegal, which began operations in May 2018.

Destinations[edit]

An Air Sénégal International Boeing 737-700 at Paris Orly Airport in 2007.

As of 2007, Air Sénégal International operated scheduled passenger flights to the following destinations:[10]

Africa[edit]

Europe[edit]

Air Sénégal International Boeing 737-700

Codeshares[edit]

At May 2007, Air Sénégal International had codeshare agreements with the following airlines:

Fleet[edit]

Air Sénégal International Dash8 300 at the BJL Airport

At March 2008, the Air Sénégal International fleet consisted of the following aircraft:[2][11]

Air Sénégal International Fleet
Aircraft Total Passengers
(Etoile/Economy) 		Notes
Boeing 737-700 4 114 (12/102) Medium haul routes
Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 1 50 (0/50) Short haul
Total Number of Aircraft 5

Previously operated[edit]

At August 2006 the airline also operated:[12]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Contacts." Air Sénégal International. 5 January 2007. Retrieved on 15 May 2010.
  2. ^ a b "ATDB.aero aerotransport.org AeroTransport Data Bank". www.aerotransport.org. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
  3. ^ "Air Senegal shuts down operations in RAM row | Funds | Reuters". 2009-04-27. Archived from the original on 2009-04-27. Retrieved 2022-10-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ "RAM infuses fresh capital into Air Senegal". Panapress. 2007-04-11. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2007-05-25. RAM holds 51 percent of the shares of ASI, while the Senegalese government owns the remaining 49 percent.
  5. ^ "Directory: World Airlines." Flight International. 12–18 March 2002. 63.
  6. ^ a b "Senegal retakes control of airline from Air Maroc". Reuters. 2007-04-11. Archived from the original on 2013-01-04. Retrieved 2007-05-25.
  7. ^ a b "Senegal government takes major stake in its flag carrier". AFP. 2007-10-31. Retrieved 2007-11-02.
  8. ^ Senegal Airlines to use 6 Airbus aircraft
  9. ^ "Senegal Airlines to launch operations tomorrow". Flightglobal.com. 24 January 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
  10. ^ Air Sénégal International destination guide (cross-referenced for codeshare flights on http://www.amadeus.net Archived 2020-02-02 at the Wayback Machine)
  11. ^ (in French) Air Sénégal International "Notre Fleet"
  12. ^ Flight International, 3–9 October 2006

External links[edit]

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