Gambia International Airlines Explained

Airline:Gambia International Airlines
Fleet Size:2 (at closure)
Iata:GC
Icao:GNR
Callsign:GAMBIA INTERNATIONAL
Parent:Government of The Gambia
Founded:1996
Ceased:2007
Headquarters:Banjul, the Gambia
Bases:Banjul International Airport

Gambia International Airlines Limited (GIA) was the national airline of the Gambia, headquartered in Banjul. It operated mostly regional passenger services within West Africa out of Banjul International Airport, as well as flights to London. The airline was owned by the Government of the Gambia (99%) and Gambia Telecommunications Company (1%).

History

Gambia International Airlines was established on 23 January 1996 and started operations (originally only ground handling) on 1 March of the same year. Even though claiming net profit of 1.3 million dollars in 2003, the airline was forced to suspend its flight operations again in April 2004 due to operational problems. Gambia International Airlines could never re-establish any flight operations, and was finally shut down in 2007.[1]

Destinations

Upon closure, Gambia International Airlines served the following scheduled destinations:

Fleet

In 2004, the Gambia International Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft:[2]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.airlineupdate.com/content_public/airlines/africa/gambia.htm Gambia International Airlines at airlineupdate.com
  2. Web site: Gambia Intl. Airways Fleet Airfleets aviation. www.airfleets.net. 2017-08-17.