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Air Senegal plans to suspend flights to seven international destinations as it operates a strategic overhaul of its operations. The airline will operate its last transatlantic flight to New York on Sept 15, a once twice a week route using Airbus A340-300. The airline has been grappling with operational difficulties and finding it challenging to […]
Senegal’s national carrier, Air Senegal has announcement the suspension, from October 30, of flights to Central Africa destinations due to low financial returns. “This decision is justified by the poor financial performance of this triangular route since its launch in March 2021,” the carrier said in a statement. The destinations scrapped are Cotonou (Benin), Douala […]
Air Senegal, the state-owned flagship carrier of Senegal, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for eight Airbus A220 aircraft at the Dubai Airshow on Tuesday, the airline said in a statement. According to Chief Executive Officer Ibrahima Kane, the planes would allow the airline to fly routes to Europe and West Africa when deliveries […]
Senegal’s national carrier will launch from December 3 its Dakar – Casablanca route with the aim to boost Senegal-Mauritania-Morocco economic axis, Air Sénégal said in a statement. The flight will be operated by an A319 from Blaise Diagne Diass airport. Air traffic between Senegal and Morocco is currently only provided by Royal Air Maroc, the […]