Air São Tomé and Príncipe explained

Airline:	Air São Tomé and Príncipe
Fleet Size:	0
Destinations:	3
Iata:	KY
Icao:	EQL
Callsign:	EQUATORIAL
Parent:	N/A
Founded:	1993
Ceased:	May 23, 2006
Headquarters:	São Tomé
Key People:	Mr RV Braganco (Ravi Vagner)(Chairperson), Felisberto Neto (President)
Hubs:	São Tomé International Airport
Focus Cities:	Príncipe Airport
Website:	https://web.archive.org/*/http://airsaotomeprincipe.com

Air São Tomé and Príncipe (Linhas Aéreas de São Tomé e Príncipe, Lda) was an airline based in São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe.^[1] It operated scheduled services within the islands and to neighbouring Gabon. Its main base was São Tomé International Airport.^[2] It lost its only aircraft in an accident in 2006.

History

Air São Tomé was founded in 1993 to replace Equatorial International Airlines. The company was owned by TAP Portugal (40%), government of São Tomé and Príncipe (35%) and Mistral Voyages (1%).

Services

Air São Tomé and Príncipe operated the following services (at January 2005):

• Domestic scheduled destinations: Príncipe and São Tomé.
• International scheduled destinations: Libreville.

Incidents and accidents

• On 23 May 2006, Air São Tomé and Príncipe's only aircraft, a DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300, crashed in Ana Chaves Bay in the north east of São Tomé Island during a training flight. There were four fatalities, and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. https://web.archive.org/web/20060902162416/http://www.jornal.st/noticias.php?noticia=1839

Fleet

Air São Tomé and Príncipe operated:^[2]

• 1 DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300 registration S9-BAL, offered by TAP Portugal, and crashed during 2006.

Notes and References

1. "Outras Empresas do Grupo TAP." TAP Portugal. 67. Retrieved on 15 June 2011. "Sede Social Av. Marginal 12 de Julho, CP 45 S. Tomé e Príncipe"
2. [Flight International]