List of defunct airlines of Africa explained

This is a list of defunct airlines of Africa.

Algeria

See main article: List of defunct airlines of Algeria.

Angola

See main article: List of defunct airlines of Angola.

Benin

See main article: List of defunct airlines of Benin.

Botswana

See main article: List of defunct airlines of Botswana.

Burundi

See main article: List of defunct airlines of Burundi.

Cape Verde

See main article: List of defunct airlines of Cape Verde.

Cameroon

See main article: List of defunct airlines of Cameroon.

Central African Republic

See main article: List of defunct airlines of the Central African Republic.

Comoros

See main article: List of defunct airlines of the Comoros.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

See main article: List of defunct airlines of Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Congo, Republic of

See main article: List of defunct airlines of the Republic of the Congo.

Djibouti

See main article: List of defunct airlines of Djibouti.

Egypt

See main article: List of defunct airlines of Egypt.

Equatorial Guinea

See main article: List of defunct airlines of Equatorial Guinea.

Eritrea

Defunct airlines of Eritrea include;^{[1] [2]}

Airline	Image	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Commenced operations	Ceased operations	Notes
					2007	2007	^[3]
					1991	1998	Renamed to Red Sea Air^[4]
		UE	NAS	NASAIRWAYS	2006	2014
		7R			1993	1995
		7R	ERS	ERITREAN REDSEA	1998	2000

Eswatini

See main article: List of defunct airlines of Eswatini.

Gabon

See main article: List of defunct airlines of Gabon.

Gambia

See main article: List of defunct airlines of Gambia.

Ghana

See main article: List of defunct airlines of Ghana.

Guinea

See main article: List of defunct airlines of Guinea.

Guinea-Bissau

See main article: List of defunct airlines of Guinea-Bissau.

Ivory Coast

See main article: List of defunct airlines of Ivory Coast.

Kenya

See main article: List of defunct airlines of Kenya.

Lesotho

See main article: List of defunct airlines of Lesotho.

Liberia

See main article: List of defunct airlines of Liberia.

Libya

See main article: List of defunct airlines of Libya.

Madagascar

See main article: List of defunct airlines of Madagascar.

Malawi

See main article: List of defunct airlines of Malawi.

Mali

See main article: List of defunct airlines of Mali.

Mauritania

See main article: List of defunct airlines of Mauritania.

Mauritius

Defunct airlines of Mauritius include;^{[1] [2]}

Morocco

See main article: List of defunct airlines of Morocco.

Mozambique

See main article: List of defunct airlines of Mozambique.

Nigeria

See main article: List of defunct airlines of Nigeria.

Réunion

Defunct airlines of Réunion include;^{[1] [2]}

Airline	Image	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Commenced operations	Ceased operations	Notes
Air Bourbon		ZN	BUB	BOURBON	2002	2004
Air Réunion		UU	REU	Réunion Air Svc	1987	1990	renamed/merged to Air Austral
Air Outre Mer		QN	AOM	AOM	1989	1991	Merged with Minerve to form AOM French Airlines
Réunion Air Service		UU	REU		1975	1987	renamed/merged to Air Réunion

São Tomé and Príncipe

See main article: List of defunct airlines of São Tomé and Príncipe.

Senegal

See main article: List of defunct airlines of Senegal.

Seychelles

Defunct airlines of Seychelles include;^{[1] [2]}

Airline	Image	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Commenced operations	Ceased operations	Notes
		YP			1986	1987
Seychelles Airlines^[5]					1976	1979	renamed/merged to: Seychelles International Airways
		CK	SISAL		1979	1985	renamed/merged to Air Seychelles

Sierra Leone

See main article: List of defunct airlines of Sierra Leone.

Somalia

Defunct airlines of Somalia include;^{[1] [2]}

Airline	Image	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Commenced operations	Ceased operations	Notes
					2002	2004	^[6]
					2016	2017
			RSM	AIR SOMALIA	2001	2002
					2012	2016	Merged with Ocean Airlines to form Blue Ocean^[7]
			DML		1999	2005	Operated Antonov An-24
					2003	2005	^[8]
			MDN		2005	2006	Operated Antonov An-24^[9]
					2016	2016	Merged with Blue Sky Airlines to form Blue Ocean^[10]
			OSB	OSOB	2009	2011	Operated BAC One-Eleven, Boeing 737, Rombac One-Eleven^[11]
					2014	2015	Operated Douglas DC-9^[12]
		HH	SOM	SOMALAIR	1964	1991
			STU		2000	2009

South Africa

See main article: List of defunct airlines of South Africa.

South Sudan

Defunct airlines of South Sudan include;^{[1] [2]}

Airline	Image	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Commenced operations	Ceased operations	Notes
			FDD		2007	2013	Rebranded as South Supreme Airlines
		4P			2011	2011
					2013	2017

Sudan

See main article: List of defunct airlines of Sudan.

Tanzania

See main article: List of defunct airlines of Tanzania.

Togo

See main article: List of defunct airlines of Togo.

Uganda

See main article: List of defunct airlines of Uganda.

Zambia

See main article: List of defunct airlines of Zambia.

Zimbabwe

See main article: List of defunct airlines of Zimbabwe.

See also

• List of airlines of Africa
• List of largest airlines in Africa

Notes and References

1. Web site: The World's leading Airline Intelligence Provider since 1998. ch-aviation.com. 2019-01-04.
2. Web site: Since 1997, ATDB is the only service providing an accurate global and permanently updated details of all worldwide transport aircraft, airlines, private and government operators - and leasing companies.. aerotransport.org. 2019-01-04.
3. Web site: Air Eritrea . Airline History . 27 April 2022.
4. Web site: Eritrean Airlines . Airline History . 27 April 2022.
5. Web site: Air Seychelles.. 2019-02-19.
6. Web site: Air Services International . Airline History . 27 April 2022.
7. Web site: Blue Sky Airlines . Airline History . 27 April 2022.
8. Web site: Gallad Air . Airline History . 27 April 2022.
9. Web site: Mudan Airlines . ATDB-aero . 27 April 2022.
10. Web site: Ocean Airlines . Airline History . 27 April 2022.
11. Web site: Osob Air. Airline History . 27 April 2022.
12. Web site: SomAir . Airline History . 27 April 2022.