| Airline: | Gambia Bird |
| Iata: | 3G |
| Icao: | GBQ |
| Callsign: | GAMBIA BIRD |
| Ceased: | 2014 |
| Fleet Size: | 2 |
| Destinations: | 9 |
| Parent: | Germania |
| Headquarters: | Kanifing, The Gambia |
Gambia Bird Airlines Limited was the flag carrier airline of Gambia headquartered in Kanifing[1] with its home base at Banjul International Airport. It suspended operations in .
Gambia Bird was founded by the German carrier Germania in October 2012.[2] The airline was launched in partnership with the Government of Gambia in order to replace the services of Air Afrique, which was liquidated in 2002. Germania retained a 90% ownership share of Gambia Bird.[2]
The carrier started operations on with an Airbus A319-100 leased from Germania that flew between Banjul and Dakar. Accra, Conakry, Freetown and Monrovia were added to the route network shortly afterwards; on, Gambia Bird operated its first service to London Gatwick. Flights to Barcelona were introduced on 28 October. A second A319 joined the fleet in .
In, Gambia Bird suspended operations until further notice. By May 2015, there had not been any resumption of services. The former aircraft of Gambia Bird were taken back into service with its parent, Germania.[3] In March 2015, Germania's CEO stated that a resumption of services by Gambia Bird was unlikely, due to an insufficient perspective for future development.[4]
Gambia Bird served the following destinations, :
| Country | City | Airport | Start | End | Refs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | Douala | Douala International Airport | ||||
| Gambia | Banjul | Banjul International Airport | December 2014 | |||
| Ghana | Accra | Kotoka International Airport | 2012 | December 2014 | ||
| Guinea-Bissau | Bissau | Osvaldo Vieira International Airport | December 2014 | |||
| Guinea | Conakry | Conakry International Airport | ||||
| Liberia | Monrovia | Roberts International Airport | 2012 | December 2014 | ||
| Nigeria | Lagos | Murtala Muhammed International Airport | December 2014 | |||
| Senegal | Dakar | Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport | December 2014 | |||
| Sierra Leone | Freetown | Lungi International Airport | 2012 | December 2014 | ||
| Spain | Barcelona | Barcelona Airport | December 2014 | |||
| United Kingdom | London | Gatwick Airport | December 2014 |
As of December 2014, the Gambia Bird fleet consisted of the following aircraft:[5]