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Gambia Bird
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Gambia Bird Airlines Limited was the flag carrier airline of Gambia[2] headquartered in Kanifing[3] with its home base at Banjul International Airport. It suspended operations in December 2014.
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Gambia Bird was founded by the German carrier Germania in October 2012.[4] The airline was launched in partnership with the Government of Gambia in order to replace the services of Air Afrique, which was liquidated in 2002.[5] Germania retained a 90% ownership share of Gambia Bird.[4]
The carrier started operations on 22 October 2012 with an Airbus A319-100 leased from Germania that flew between Banjul and Dakar.[6] Accra, Conakry, Freetown and Monrovia were added to the route network shortly afterwards;[2] on 24 October 2012, Gambia Bird operated its first service to London Gatwick.[7] Flights to Barcelona were introduced on 28 October.[8] A second A319 joined the fleet in November 2012.[9]
In December 2014, Gambia Bird suspended operations until further notice.[10][11][12] By May 2015, there had not been any resumption of services. The former aircraft of Gambia Bird were taken back into service with its parent, Germania.[citation needed] In March 2015, Germania's CEO stated that a resumption of services by Gambia Bird was unlikely, due to an insufficient perspective for future development.[13]
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Destinations
Gambia Bird served the following destinations, as of June 2014[update]:
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As of December 2014, the Gambia Bird fleet consisted of the following aircraft:[15]
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