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ECONOMY
124 000 PASSENGERS TRANSPORTED AFTER ONE YEAR: Air Senegal International has long wings
" SUD QUOTIDIEN " 15 January 2002
After its inaugural flight on 22 February 2001, Air Senegal International, a subsidiary of " Royal Air Maroc " (RAM), has assessed its first year of activity. With its fleet of four planes, servicing 4 national and 12 international destinations, the young company has transported 124,000 passengers and realised an 11 billion turnover.
Air Senegal International, the airline company, formed by the taking over of the former " Air Senegal " by " Royal Air Maroc " (RAM), is evaluating its first year of activity .
Air Senegal International is in good health for its first anniversary. The company's officials, who had forecast a turnover of CFAF7 billion actually realised a turnover of CFAF 11 billion . The fleet, which was initially made up of two planes (one Boeing 737 - 200 and a Dash 8 Q 300) was enlarged with the purchase of two additional Boeings, a 737 and a 757. They will start flying as soon as next March.
The young airline company had anticipated carryng 98,000 passengers, but managed to transport 124,000 , with 24 national and 48 weekly international flights. Air Senegal International was able to connect to 12 international destinations in its first year. The company, whose share capital is 51% held by Ram and 49% by the Senegalese Government, is hopeful of becoming a means of connecting the West African sub-region. Its is thus considering servicing new destinations, such as Lomé, Niamey, and Paris. One must note that several capitals of the sub-region are already serviced: Bamako, Conakry, Las Palmas, Nouakchott, Praia, Bissau, Abidjan, Banjul, Casablanca, Ouagadougou and Cotonou. The situation of the young company will be assessed next Friday 17 January, on the occasion of a press conference jointly organised by the Ministry of Transport, Yousosuf Sakho, the RAM Managing Director, the President of the Board of Directors and Air Senegal International's Managing Director.
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