Westair Benin is an airline based in Cotonou,

Benin Benin ( , ; french: Bénin , ff, Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (french: République du Bénin), and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the nort ...

. It was established and started operations in November 2002 and operated regional flights in

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. Its main base is

Cadjehoun Airport Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport is an airport in the Cadjehoun neighborhood of Cotonou, the largest city in Benin, in West Africa. The airport is the largest in the country, and as such, is the primary entry point into the country by air, with fligh ...

. The airline ceased operations in 2015 but was said to be restarting operations as of mid-2016.

Destinations

Westair Benin operated regional services from Cotonou to 8 destinations throughout

for Winter Season 2012/2013: ;Benin * Cotonou –

''Main Hub'' ;Burkina Faso *

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;Cameroon *

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– Douala Airport ;Democratic Republic of the Congo * Kinshasa –

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;Republic of the Congo * Brazzaville –

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* Pointe-Noire – Antonio Agostinho Neto Airport ;Côte d'Ivoire *

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;Equatorial Guinea * Malabo –

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;Gabon * Libreville – Leon M'ba Airport ;Niger *

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– Diori Hamani Airport ;Nigeria * Abuja – Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport

Fleet

The Westair Benin fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of July 2015): h-aviation.ch Westair Benin news/ref>

References

Airlines established in 2002 Airlines formerly banned in the European Union 2002 establishments in Benin Defunct airlines of Benin {{Benin-stub

Destinations

Fleet

See also

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