Air Sénégal International 1547453 219799220 2008-06-16T22:40:58Z Andrwsc 898126 use flag templates, other cleanup using [[Project:AutoWikiBrowser|AWB]] {{Infobox Airline |airline = Air Sénégal International |logo = Air Senegal International logo.png |logo_size = 200 |fleet_size = 4 |destinations = 19 |IATA = V7 |ICAO = SNG |callsign = AIR SENEGAL INTERNATIONAL |parent = [[Royal Air Maroc]] (51%), Senegalese government (49%) |company_slogan = You will love our Company<ref>[http://www.air-senegal-international.com/asi_english/asi_motdudg.html Air Senegal International website "Message by the Managing Director"]</ref> |founded = [[1962]] |headquarters = [[Dakar]], [[Senegal]] |key_people = Mohamed El Yaalaoui (General Manager) |hubs = [[Dakar-Yoff-Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport]] |secondary_hubs = |focus_cities = |frequent_flyer = |lounge = |alliance = |subsidiaries = |website = http://www.air-senegal-international.com }} '''Air Sénégal International''' is an [[airline]] based in [[Dakar]], [[Senegal]]. It is a regional carrier operating a scheduled domestic network and regional flights to neighbouring countries. It also operates charter and air taxi flights. Its main base is [[Dakar-Yoff-Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport]]<ref name="ATDB"/>. == History == The airline was established on [[1 February]] [[1971]] as Air Sénégal and started operations on [[23 February]] [[2001]]. It was restructured as an international carrier following the acquisition of a majority stake by [[Royal Air Maroc]] in [[2001]]. It is part of Groupe Royal Air Maroc, who own 51% of the company shares, with 49% being held by the Senegalese government.<REF>{{cite web |url=http://www.panapress.com/newslatf.asp?code=eng016756&dte=11/04/2007 |title=RAM infuses fresh capital into Air Senegal |accessdate=2007-05-25 |accessdaymonth= |accessmonthday= |accessyear= |author= |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date=2007-04-11 |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher=Panapress |pages= |language=English |doi= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote=RAM holds 51 percent of the shares of ASI, while the Senegalese government owns the remaining 49 percent. }}</ref> In [[2007]] the Senegalese government stated that effective [[5 November]], it would purchase a further 26% of the airline, raising its stake to 75%<REF name=Reuters-renationalisation>{{cite web |url=http://africa.reuters.com/business/news/usnBAN137992.html |title=Senegal retakes control of airline from Air Maroc |accessdate=2007-11-02 |date=2007-10-31 |publisher=Reuters |language=English}}</ref><REF name=AFP-renationalisation>{{cite web |url=http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hreg4t-QA772_4lImKOniLAU_NFw |title=Senegal government takes major stake in its flag carrier |accessdate=2007-11-02 |date=2007-10-31 |publisher=AFP |language=English}}</ref> The Senegalese government stated that support from Royal Air Maroc had "shown its limitations", and that the airline needed to be recapitalised.<REF name=AFP-renationalisation>{{cite web |url=http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hreg4t-QA772_4lImKOniLAU_NFw |title=Senegal government takes major stake in its flag carrier |accessdate=2007-11-02 |date=2007-10-31 |publisher=AFP |language=English}}</ref> In [[2006]] the airline disclosed losses of $16 Million. <REF name=Reuters-renationalisation>{{cite web |url=http://africa.reuters.com/business/news/usnBAN137992.html |title=Senegal retakes control of airline from Air Maroc |accessdate=2007-05-25 |date=2007-04-11 |publisher=Reuters |language=English}}</ref> == Destinations == As of [[May 2007]], Air Sénégal International operates scheduled passenger flights to the following destinations:<ref>[http://www.air-senegal-international.com/index.php?pg=destinations&m=7&s=52&title=R%E9seau Air Sénégal International destination guide] (cross-referenced for codeshare flights on http://www.amadeus.net])</ref> {|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%" width="795" align=center !rowspan="2"|City||colspan="2"|Airport Code||rowspan="2"|Airport Name||rowspan="2"|Aircraft||rowspan="2"|Remarks |- !IATA||ICAO |- |colspan="6"|{{flagicon|Senegal}} '''Senegal''' |- |[[Cap Skirring]]||align=center|CSK||align=center|GOGS||[[Cap Skirring Airport]]||align=center|B737 - DH8C||Flights to DKR and ORY |- |[[Dakar]]||align=center|DKR||align=center|GOOY||[[Dakar-Yoff-Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport]]||align=center|B737 - DH8C||'''Main Hub''' |- |[[Saint Louis|Saint Louis, Senegal]]||align=center|XLS||align=center|GOSS||[[Saint Louis Airport]]||align=center|S340||Flights to BKO and ORY |- |[[Tambacounda]]||align=center|TUD||align=center|GOTT||[[Tambacounda Airport]]||align=center|DH8C||Flights to DKR |- |[[Ziguinchor]]||align=center|ZIG||align=center|GOGG||[[Ziguinchor Airport]]||align=center|DH8C||Flights to BKO |- |colspan="6"|{{flagicon|Benin}} '''Benin''' |- |[[Cotonou]]||align=center|COO||align=center|DBBB||[[Cadjehoun Airport]]||align=center|B737||Flights to ABJ and DKR |- |colspan="6"|{{flagicon|Burkina Faso}} '''Burkina Faso''' |- |[[Ouagadougou]]||align=center|OUA||align=center|DFFD||[[Ouagadougou Airport]]||align=center|B737||Flights to BKO and DKR |- |colspan="6"|{{flagicon|Cape Verde}} '''Cape Verde''' |- |[[Praia]]||align=center|RAI||align=center|GVNP||[[Francisco Mendes International Airport]]||align=center|DH8C||Flights to DKR |- |colspan="6"|{{flagicon|Cote d'Ivoire}} '''Côte d'Ivoire''' |- |[[Abidjan]]||align=center|ABJ||align=center|DIAP||[[Port Bouet Airport]]||align=center|B737||Flights to BKO, DKR, COO and LFW. '''Focus City''' |- |colspan="6"|{{flagicon|Gambia}} '''Gambia''' |- |[[Banjul]]||align=center|BJL||align=center|GBYD||[[Banjul International Airport]]||align=center|DH8C||Flights to DKR |- |colspan="6"|{{flagicon|Guinea-Bissau}} '''Guinea-Bisseau''' |- |[[Bissau]]||align=center|OXB||align=center|GGOV||[[Osvaldo Vieira International Airport]]||align=center|DH8C||Flights to DKR |- |colspan="6"|{{flagicon|Guinea}} '''Guinea''' |- |[[Conakry]]||align=center|CKY||align=center|GUCY||[[Conakry International Airport]]||align=center|B737||Flights to DKR |- |colspan="6"|{{flagicon|Mali}} '''Mali''' |- |[[Bamako]]||align=center|BKO||align=center|GABS||[[Senou International Airport]]||align=center|B737||Flights to ABJ, DKR, NIM and OUA. '''Focus City''' |- |colspan="6"|{{flagicon|Mauritania}} '''Mauritania''' |- |[[Nouakchott]]||align=center|NKC||align=center|GQNN||[[Nouakchott International Airport]]||align=center|DH8C||Flights to DKR |- |colspan="6"|{{flagicon|Niger}} '''Niger''' |- |[[Niamey]]||align=center|NIM||align=center|DRRN||[[Diori Hamani International Airport]]||align=center|MD87||Flights to BKO and DKR |- |colspan="6"|{{flagicon|Togo}} '''Togo''' |- |[[Lomé]]||align=center|LFW||align=center|DXXX||[[Lomé-Tokoin Airport]]||align=center|B737||Flights to ABJ and DKR |- |colspan="6"|{{flagicon|France}} '''France''' |- |[[Lyon]]||align=center|LYS||align=center|LFLL||[[Saint-Exupéry International Airport]]||align=center|B737||Flights to DKR |- |[[Marseille]]||align=center|MRS||align=center|LFML||[[Marseille Provence Airport]]||align=center|B737||Flights to DKR |- |[[Paris]]||align=center|ORY||align=center|LFPO||[[Paris-Orly Airport]]||align=center|MD87||Flights to DKR, XLS and CSK |- |} [[Image:Air Senegal International B737 6V-AHU.jpg|right|thumb|Air Sénégal International Boeing 737-700]] === Codeshares === As of [[May 2007]], Air Sénégal International has codeshare agreements with the following airlines: *[[Brussels Airlines]] flight V7-0973 to BRU ([[Brussels Airport]]) *[[Iberia Airlines]] flight V7-0943 to MAD ([[Madrid Barajas International Airport]]) *[[Royal Air Maroc]] flights V7-0953, V7-0955 and V7-0957 to CNM ([[Mohammed V International Airport]]) *[[South African Airways]] flights V7-7203 and V7-7207 to JNB ([[OR Tambo International Airport]]) *[[TACV]] flights V7-0345 and V7-0347 to RAI ([[Francisco Mendes International Airport]]) == Fleet == [[Image:Air Senegal International Dash8300.jpg|right|thumb|Air Sénégal International Dash8 300 at the BJL Airport]] As of [[March 2008]], the Air Sénégal International fleet consists of the following aircraft:<ref>{{fr icon}} [http://www.air-senegal-international.com/index.php?pg=compagnie&m=3&s=22&title=Notre%20Flotte Air Sénégal International "Notre Fleet"]</ref><ref name="ATDB">[http://www.aerotransport.org/php/go.php?query=operator&qstring=Air+S%26eacute%3Bn%26eacute%3Bgal+International&where=108108&luck= Aerotransport.org Air Sénégal International fleet details]</ref> <center> {| class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse" |+ '''Air Senegal Fleet''' |- bgcolor=lightblue !Aircraft !Total !Passengers<br>(Etoile/Economy) !Notes |- |[[Boeing 737|Boeing 737-700]] |3 |114 (12/102) |Medium haul international and European routes |- |[[De Havilland Canada Dash 8|Bombardier Dash 8 Q300]] |1 |50 (0/50) |Short haul |- !Total Number of Aircraft |4 | |} </center> ===Previously operated=== At [[August 2006]] the airline also operated<ref>[[Flight International]], 3-9 October 2006</ref> : *1 [[Boeing 737|Boeing 737-200]] ==External links== {{commons2|Air Senegal International}} * {{fr icon}} [http://www.air-senegal-international.com/ Air Sénégal International] *[http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=V7&al_op=1 Air Sénégal International Fleet] ==References== {{Reflist|2}} {{IATA members|mideast}} {{African Airlines Association}} [[Category:Airlines of Senegal]] [[Category:IATA members]] [[Category:African Airlines Association]] [[Category:Airlines established in 1971]] [[de:Air Sénégal International]] [[es:Air Senegal International]] [[fr:Air Sénégal International]] [[id:Air Senegal International]] [[nl:Air Sénégal International]] [[ja:セネガル国際航空]] [[pl:Air Sénégal International]] [[pt:Air Senegal International]] [[fi:Air Senegal International]]