Air Senegal International

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Air Senegal

IATA V7	ICAO SNG	Callsign AIR SENEGAL INTERNATIONAL
Founded		1971
Hubs		Dakar-Yoff-Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport, Dakar
Focus cities		N/A
Fleet size		4
Destinations		25
Headquarters		Dakar, Senegal
Key people		El Aoufir Zouhair Mohamed MD
Website: http://www.air-senegal-international.com

Air Senegal International is a Senegalese airline based in Dakar, Senegal. It is a regional carrier operating a scheduled domestic network and regional flights to neighbouring countries. It also operates charter and air taxi flights. Its main base is Dakar-Yoff-Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport.

1 History
2 Services
3 Fleet
4 Fleet
5 External links
6 References

[edit] History

The airline was established on 1 February 1971 as Air Senegal. It was restructured as an international carrier following the acquisition of a majority stake by Royal Air Maroc in 2001. It is part of Groupe Royal Air Maroc, who own 51% of the company shares, with 49% being held by the Senegalese government.

[edit] Services

Air Senegal International operates the following services (at August 2006):

Domestic scheduled destinations: Cap Skirring, Dakar, St Louis, Tambacounda and Ziguinchor.

International scheduled destinations: Abidjan, Accra, Bamako, Banjul, Bissau, Casablanca, Conakry, Cotonou, Lomé, Lyon, Madrid, Marseille, Milan Malpensa International Airport, Niamey, Nouakchott, Ouagadougou, Paris (Orly Airport) and Praia.

Air Senegal International Boeing 737-700

[edit] Fleet

The Air Senegal International fleet includes the following aircraft (at August 2006) ^[1] :

[edit] Fleet

**Air Senegal Fleet**
Aircraft	Total	Passengers (Etoile/Economy)	Notes
Boeing 737-200	1	99 (16/83)	Short haul regional routes
Boeing 737-700	2	118 (16/102)	Medium haul international and European routes
Bombardier Dash 8 Q300	1	50 (0/50)	Short haul
Total Number of Aircraft	4	Updated: March 2007