Senegal Airlines to Acquire ATR 42 for Regional Routes

Senegal Airlines has revised its operational plans for its routes to Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau and the Gambia, boosting frequencies through the use of smaller capacity aircraft. The carrier currently operates just Airbus A320 models, but from the end of this month will introduce two ATR 42 turboprops to take over its existing flights from Dakar to Banjul, Bissau and new link to Praia. The two existing destinations are currently served up to four times per week from the Senegalese capital, but from the first week of August will all have a daily connection.

The arrival of the regional turboprops will free up an Airbus A320 to boost capacity on other routes. A third weekly flight between Dakar and Ouagadougou will be introduced from August 2, while new links to Cotonou, Douala, Libreville via Abidjan will begin between July 30 and August 17, around one to three weeks later than previously planned.