Senegalese national carrier, Senegal Airlines (DN), has signed a code-share deal with French carrier Corsair International (SS) which will result the introduction of daily flights Dakar-Paris-Dakar flights from February 2013 on. |
| Corsair International A330 (Corsair) |
France's second largest carrier, Corsair International (SS), on 26 October 2012 started 4x weekly, Boeing 747-400 operated Paris (Orly) - Dakar, Senegal service, with a fifth frequency (a Saturday flight south, and a Sunday flight north) to follow in January 2013.
"As part of this partnership, Corsair International has received approval from the authorities to operate its full winter flight schedule 2012 filed with the [Senegalese] civil aviation authorities, to become a daily flight in February 2013,'' the statement added.
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| Senegal Airlines ad for Cotonou and Libreville. |
Meanwhile, Senegal Airlines has announced that from 5 November it has been operating Dakar - Cotonou, Benin and Dakar - Libreville, Gabon flights. Flights to Libreville will operate via either Cotonou, or via Bamako, Mali and Cotonou, or via Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire and Cotonou, benin.
The Abidjan route launch comes as Ivorian start up Air Cote d'Ivoire (HF) made its debut flight between the two cities on Monday.
Senegal Airlines (DN): Dakar - Cotonou, Benin - Libreville, Gabon
- Effective 5 November 2012
- DN57 DKR 0700 - 1130 COO 1215 - 1350 LBV 320 | 27
- DN55 DKR 1200 - 1345 BKO 1430 - 1730 COO 1815 - 1950 LBV 320 | 35
- DN51 DKR 0730 - 1320 COO 320 | 2357 -> DN55
- DN53 DKR 0730 - 1015 ABJ 1100 - 1320 COO 1400 - LBV 1535 320 | 146
- DN58 LBV 1450 - 1625 COO 1710 - 1940 DKR 320 | 27
- DN56 LBV 2040 - 2220 COO 2300 - 0005+1 BKO 0040+1 - 0225+1 DKR 320 | 35
- DN54 LBV 1625 - 1805 COO 1850 - 1910 ABJ 2000 - 2245 DKR 320 | 146
Source [Amadeus]