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Gambia International Airlines Limited (GIA) was the national airline of the Gambia, headquartered in Banjul. It operated mostly regional passenger services within West Africa out of Banjul International Airport, as well as flights to London. The airline was owned by the Government of the Gambia (99%) and Gambia Telecommunications Company (1%).

Gambia International Airlines

IATA ICAO Callsign GC GNR GAMBIA INTERNATIONAL
Founded	1996
Ceased operations	2007
Operating bases	Banjul International Airport
Fleet size	2 (at closure)
Parent company	Government of The Gambia
Headquarters	Banjul, the Gambia

History

Gambia International Airlines was established on 23 January 1996 and started operations (originally only ground handling) on 1 March of the same year. Even though claiming net profit of 1.3 million dollars in 2003, the airline was forced to suspend its flight operations again in April 2004 due to operational problems.^{[citation needed]} Gambia International Airlines could never re-establish any flight operations, and was finally shut down in 2007.[1]

Destinations

Upon closure, Gambia International Airlines served the following scheduled destinations:^{[citation needed]}

• The Gambia
  • Banjul - Banjul International Airport
• Nigeria
  • Lagos - Murtala Muhammed International Airport
• Senegal
  • Dakar - Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport
• Sierra Leone
  • Freetown - Lungi International Airport
• United Kingdom
  • London - London Gatwick Airport

Fleet

In 2004, the Gambia International Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft:[2]

• 1 Boeing 737-200
• 1 Boeing 737-800

See also

• List of defunct airlines of the Gambia
• Transport in the Gambia

References

External links

• Official website via Wayback Machine

На других языках

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[de] Gambia International Airlines

Die Gambia International Airlines, oft als GIA abgekürzt, ist eine gambische Abfertigungsgesellschaft mit Sitz in Banjul. Zwischen 2000 und 2005 war sie zudem die nationale Fluggesellschaft des Staates. Die Eigentumsrechte der Gesellschaft liegen zu 99 Prozent beim gambischen Staat und zu einem Prozent bei der Gambia Telecommunications Company, die wiederum im Besitz des Staates Gambia ist.

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- [en] Gambia International Airlines

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[it] Gambia International Airlines

La Gambia International Airlines è stata la compagnia aerea nazionale del Gambia, fondata nel 1996, con sede a Banjul.

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