Bellview Airlines Explained

Airline:Bellview
Fleet Size:21 (When ceased operation)
Iata:assigned to different airlines Bhutan Airlines
Icao:BLV
Callsign:BELLVIEW AIRLINES
Parent:Bellview Airlines Nig. Ltd.
Founded:1992
Ceased:2009
Headquarters:Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria
Key People:Tunde Yusuf (Chairman), Kayode Odukoya (CEO)
Hubs:Murtala Mohammed International Airport
Focus Cities:Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport
Port Harcourt International Airport
Cairo International Airport
Julius Nyerere International Airport
Frequent Flyer:Premium Club
Website:https://web.archive.org/*/http://www.flybellviewair.com/

Bellview Airlines was an airline headquartered at Bellview Plaza in Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria.[1] Founded in 1992 and having had 308 employees, it operated scheduled passenger flights within Africa as well as international flights to London Heathrow Airport; Amsterdam Airport Schiphol; Dubai International Airport; Madrid–Barajas Airport; Düsseldorf Airport and Madrid–Barajas Airport out of Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos.[2] The airline was shut down in 2009.[3]

History

In 1992, Bellview Airlines emerged from Bellview Travels Limited, a Lagos-based travel agency, originally concentrating on offering executive charter services using a single Yakovlev Yak-40 aircraft. In 1993 scheduled domestic passenger services commenced with a leased Douglas DC-9-30. In order to expand further, a subsidiary in Sierra Leone was founded in 1995, which later merged back into its parent company.

The Government of Nigeria set a deadline of April 30, 2007, for all airlines operating in the country to re-capitalise to avoid being grounded, in an effort to ensure better services and safety. Bellview Airlines satisfied the criteria of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and was subsequently re-registered for operation .

In October 2009, Bellview Airlines suspended all operations following the suspension of its international routes

Destinations

In July 2009, Bellview Airlines offered scheduled flights to the following destinations:[4]

Africa

Europe

Incidents and accidents

Fleet

Aircraft ! rowspan="2"
In serviceRetiredPassengersNotes
FCYTotal
Yakovlev Yak-401199324The aircraft was sold for parts.
Douglas DC-9-30119981684100The aircraft was scrapped.
3200928238266Register # 5N-BVU, 5N-BVV, 5N-BVX.
Boeing 737-200520098106114
Boeing 737-3004200912116128
3 200918186204Register #'s 5N-BGH-Stored, PP-VNS Sold to Varig Airlines, 5N-BHC-Returned to the lessor.
220091824178220Both aircraft sold to Japan Airlines as J614 and J615.

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External links

Notes and References

  1. "Contacts." Bellview Airlines. 21 April 2008. Retrieved on 27 November 2010. "CORPORATE HEAD OFFICE Bellview Plaza 66b, Opebi Road, Ikeja P.M.B 21766, Ikeja, Lagos Nigeria"
  2. News: Directory: World Airlines . . 85 . 2007-03-27.
  3. http://www.airlineupdate.com/content_public/airlines/africa/nigeria.htm Bellview Airlines at airlineupdate.com
  4. Web site: 2016-08-15. Bellview Airlines: A tale of life, peak and plunge. 2020-07-31. ATQ News. en-US.
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20080624141019/http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2005%2F10%2F23%2Fworldupdates%2F2005-10-23T120612Z_01_NOOTR_RTRJONC_0_-220602-4&sec=Worldupdates
  6. News: Nigeria: FG Clears Chanchangi, Converts Bellview License Revocation to Suspension. Nzeshi. Andy Ekugo And Onwuka. 2006-01-03. This Day (Lagos). 2017-08-29.