Air Gabon International

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Air Gabon International was a planned airline to be based in Libreville, Gabon. It was announced in February 2006 to replace the bankrupt Gabonese government owned national carrier Air Gabon. Services were never launched^[1].

Contents 1 History 2 Destinations 3 Fleet 4 References

[edit] History

The airline was a proposed joint venture between Royal Air Maroc and the government of Gabon. Services were expected to begin in spring 2006, but the launch has been subject to delays and now has been shelved^[1]. Its first aircraft was scheduled to arrive on June 1, 2006.

Route authority for the planned airline were transferred to a new, privately owned airline, Gabon Airlines, in 2007 ending plans for Air Gabon International. ^[2]

[edit] Destinations

^{[citation needed]}

Tentative destinations announced by Royal Air Maroc as of March 3, 2006 were:

• Brazzaville
• Casablanca
• Johannesburg
• Lilongwe or Blantyre
• Luanda
• Paris

[edit] Fleet

Planned fleet (as of March 3, 2006):

• 2 Boeing 737-700 by June 2006

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Directory: World Airlines", Flight International, 2007-03-27, p. 57. 
2. ^ http://www.businessinafrica.net/news/west_africa/603469.htm

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