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| Founded | 1967 | |||
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| Ceased operations | 2008 | |||
| Hubs | Moi International Airport | |||
| Fleet size | 10 | |||
| Destinations | 4 | |||
| Headquarters | Mombasa, Kenya | |||
| Website | http://www.africansafariclub.com/html/flights.php | |||
Africa Safari Air was an airline based in Mombasa, Kenya. It operated charter flights and inclusive tours from Europe, mainly to Mombasa. Its main base was Moi International Airport, Mombasa.[1]
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Founded in 1967, African Safari Airways was part of the African Safari Club Group of companies. The airline operated charter flights from European Hubs like London, Frankfurt, Munich, Basel, Milano, Rome, Madrid, Vienna and Paris to Egypt and Kenya. In 1999, the Group, which included a domestic airline in Kenya operating a fleet of 7 aircraft, two cruise ships, 10 hotels, 5 lodges and a vast travel agency network in Europe, faced bankruptcy and engaged Kai Wulff (owner of Plexus Ltd. Consultancy) to manage all its operations and to lead a turn-around. The group entered profitability in 2001 and Wulff replaced the aged DC10 with Airbus A310 in a 3-class configuration. After the end of the management term of Wulff in 2004, the company continued to operate as a vertically integrated group until its slow demise which started in 2008 after the post election violence in Kenya. The African Safari Airways became Africa Safari Air in 2009. It is based in East Africa. The main hubs are Entebbe and Mombasa. It sometimes connected to Johannesburg, Rep. of South Africa (RSA). It had one International Connection to North America (Halifax, Canada).
Africa Safari Air operated the following services (at August 2009):
As of March 2007 the Africa Safari Air fleet included[1] :
Between 1992 and 2002, Africa Safari Air did operate a McDonnell Douglas DC-10 (5Y-MBA) aircraft, however this was withdrawn from service.