Gambia Bird


Gambia Bird Airlines Limited was the flag carrier airline of Gambia headquartered in Kanifing with its home base at Banjul International Airport. It suspended operations in.

History

Gambia Bird was founded by the German carrier Germania in October 2012. 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. Germania retained a 90% ownership share of Gambia Bird.
The carrier started operations on with an Airbus A319-100 leased from Germania that flew between Banjul and Dakar. Accra, Conakry, Freetown and Monrovia were added to the route network shortly afterwards; on, Gambia Bird operated its first service to London Gatwick. Flights to Barcelona were introduced on. A second A319 joined the fleet in.
In, Gambia Bird suspended operations until further notice. By May 2015, there had not been any resumption of services. The former aircraft of Gambia Bird are currently back in service with its parent, Germania. In March 2015, Germania's CEO already stated that a resumption of services by Gambia Bird seems unlikely due to an insufficient perspective for the future development.

Destinations

Gambia Bird served the following destinations, as of 2014:
CountryCityAirportStartEndRefs
CameroonDoualaDouala International Airport
GambiaBanjulBanjul International Airport December 2014
GhanaAccraKotoka International Airport2012December 2014
Guinea-BissauBissauOsvaldo Vieira International AirportDecember 2014
GuineaConakryConakry International Airport
LiberiaMonroviaRoberts International Airport2012December 2014
NigeriaLagosMurtala Muhammed International AirportDecember 2014
SenegalDakarLéopold Sédar Senghor International Airport22.10.2012December 2014
Sierra LeoneFreetownLungi International Airport2012December 2014
SpainBarcelonaBarcelona Airport28.10.2012December 2014
United KingdomLondonGatwick Airport24.10.2012December 2014

Fleet

As of December 2014, the Gambia Bird fleet consisted of the following aircraft:
AircraftIn FleetPassengersNotes
Airbus A319-1002144Leased from Germania