Air Sénégal officially inaugurated, introduces new ATR aircraft

8 December, 2017

Air Sénégal, via its official Facebook account, announced (07-Dec-2017) its officially inauguration on 07-Dec-2017, with the carrier also introducing its new ATR aircraft. As previously reported by CAPA, in Jun-2017 the carrier signed a contract for a firm order for two ATR 72-600 aircraft with an estimated value of EUR50 million at list price. Air Sénégal CEO Mamadou Lamine Sow previously commented: "Since the liquidation of Senegal Airlines, domestic air services have been disrupted within the country. Our ambition is for this new airline to play a major role in Senegal, and in all of West Africa".