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Sky Mali
Sky Mali, , is a private airline operating in Mali. It serves local destinations, from its operations base at Modibo Keita International Airport, near Bamako, the Malian capital city. Location The airline maintains its headquarters at Bamako International Airport, approximately , by road, southeast of the city of Bamako, the capital of Mali. History Sky Mali was established in 2020. It received an Air Operator Certificate, from the ''National Aviation Agency of Mali'', on 22 July 2020. The airline began commercial operations during the third quarter of calendar year 2020. Its inaugural flight was on 29 September 2020, from Bamako to Kayes. As of February 2021, the load factors on the Bamako–Gao and Bamako–Kayes routes were in excess of 80 percent. In June 2021, Sky Mali announced the addition of their first international routes: Bamako-Cotonou-Libreville (launched 9 August), and Bamako-Kayes-Dakar (launched 28 July). Overview With the cessation of service by Air Mali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modibo Keita International Airport
Modibo Keita International Airport (formerly Bamako–Sénou International Airport) is Mali's main airport located approximately south of downtown Bamako, the capital of Mali in West Africa. It is the country's only international airport. It is managed by Aéroports du Mali (ADM). Its operations are overseen by the Malian Ministry of Equipment and Transport. History Bamako-Sénou Airport was opened to traffic in 1974. The airport was upgraded between 2007 and 2012 in a US$181 million project funded by the Millennium Challenge Corporation, a United States foreign aid agency. Military base Bamako–Sénou International Airport is adjacent to Air Base 101, which is used by the Mali Air Force. Statistics Passenger traffic steadily increased in the early 2000s. Government figures show 403,380 passengers in 1999, 423,506 in 2003, 486,526 in 2004, and 516,000 in 2005. In 2006 it was predicted to reach over 900,000 by 2015 under a low (4%) yearly growth rate scenario. Total air ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |