Air São Tomé and Príncipe (Linhas Aéreas de São Tomé e Príncipe, Lda) was an airline based in São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe.[1] It operated scheduled services within the islands and to neighbouring Gabon. Its main base was São Tomé International Airport.[2] It lost its only aircraft in an accident in 2006.
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Founded | 1993 | ||||||
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Ceased operations | May 23, 2006 | ||||||
Hubs | São Tomé International Airport | ||||||
Focus cities | Príncipe Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 0 | ||||||
Destinations | 3 | ||||||
Parent company | N/A | ||||||
Headquarters | São Tomé | ||||||
Key people | Mr RV Braganco (Ravi Vagner)(Chairperson), Felisberto Neto (President) | ||||||
Website | https://web.archive.org/*/http://airsaotomeprincipe.com |
Air São Tomé was founded in 1993 to replace Equatorial International Airlines. The company was owned by TAP Portugal (40%), government of São Tomé and Príncipe (35%) and Mistral Voyages (1%).[2]
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Air São Tomé and Príncipe operated the following services (at January 2005):
Air São Tomé and Príncipe operated:[2]