Senegal Airlines Explained

Airline:Senegal Airlines
Iata:DN
Icao:SGG
Callsign:SENEGAL AIR
Ceased:[1] [2]
Headquarters:Yoff, Dakar, Senegal
Key People:Edgardo Badiali (CEO)
Hubs:Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport

Groupe Air Sénégal, operating as Senegal Airlines (French: Sénégal Compagnies Aériennes), was an airline with its head office on the property of Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport in Dakar, Senegal.[3] It operated a scheduled network in Senegal and neighbouring countries from its main base at Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport.

History

The airline was launched after Air Sénégal International ceased its operations in 2009, and made its first flights on 25 January 2011.[4] Senegal Airlines's CEO was Edgardo Badiali, the former CEO of GoAir and MyAir. It was 64% privately owned.[5]

On 12 April 2016, Senegal's Minister of Economy, Finance and Planning, Amadou Ba, announced that Senegal Airlines had formally ceased all operations. Senegal Airlines was shut down because it had accumulated over 100 billion CFA francs ($172 million US dollars) of debt since its inception. Senegal plans to establish a new flag carrier in the near future.[6]

On 14 May 2018, Air Senegal was launched to replace it.

Destinations

Senegal Airlines offered service to the following African cities before ceasing operations in April 2016:[4]

Africa

Fleet

Senegal Airlines operated the following aircraft until operations terminated in April 2016:[7]

+ Sénégal AirlinesAircraftIn fleetPassengersNotes
Airbus A320-2002164
Bombardier Q400274
Total4

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dakar shuts down Senegal Airlines; new carrier to emerge. ch-aviation. 15 April 2016.
  2. Web site: Cisse. Malick. Africa's airline graveyard piles up: Senegal shuts down national carrier amid $110 million debt. Mail & Guardian Africa. 15 April 2016.
  3. http://www.senegalairlines.aero/content/mentions-legales Mentions Légales
  4. Web site: Senegal Airlines launch operation on 18JAN11. airlineroute.net.
  5. Web site: Senegal Airlines to launch operations tomorrow . 28 January 2011 . 24 January 2011 . Flightglobal.com.
  6. Web site: Senegal to establish new national airlines-Official. StarAfrica. 15 April 2016.
  7. Web site: Sénégal Airlines Fleet Details and History. planespotters.net.