Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Senegal Airlines: Arrival of a new ATR-72 device to replace the ATR-42!


Senegal Airlines announces the arrival of a new device: An ATR-72 configured with 66 seats instead of its ATR-42 of 46 seats.

Units of greater capacity which will enable the company to meet a growing demand for its market on the short haul.

Indeed, the major traffic recorded including the Casamance justifies the strengthening of supply particularly on the Dakar, Senegal.

The said device and enter into service this Wednesday, March 21, 2012 and will allow the servicing of domestic routes such as Ziguinchor and Cap Skirring and neighborhood destinations including Banjul, Praia, Bissau, and Nouakchott.

As a reminder, Senegal Airlines is the result of an innovative partnership between the State of Senegal and the domestic private sector. Technical and strategic partnerships were also sealed with the European aircraft manufacturer Airbus fleet requirements, and with the Emirates, for the operational implementation.

Based in Dakar, the company now has four devices (three Airbus A-320 and one ATR) and operates flights to 15 destinations in Africa: Abidjan, Bamako, Banjul, Bissau, Conakry, Cape Skirring, Cotonou, Douala , Libreville, Niamey, Nouakchott, Ouagadougou, Praia and Ziguinchor.

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