Karinou Airlines

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Karinou Airlines
IATA ICAO Callsign
U5KRN [1] -
Commenced operations2012 as African Airlines
Hubs Bangui M'Poko International Airport
Fleet size2
Destinations10
Headquarters Bangui, Central African Republic
Website karinouairlines.com (suspended)

Karinou Airlines was an airline based in Bangui, Central African Republic. It operates scheduled passenger services to a range of destinations across Africa.

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History

Karinou Airlines commenced charter operations under African Airlines. The business model was not working for the airline. Subsequently, less than one year later they rebranded as Karinou Airlines, changing their business model from charter to scheduled operations. [2]

Shortly after the rebranding, in early 2013, Karinou Airlines began operating scheduled passenger flights to ten destinations across the African continent reportedly using a capital base of US$100 million. [3]

In March 2013, after rebel fighters moved into Bangui, President Francois Bozizé was shown to have fled to the Democratic Republic of Congo on board a Karinou Airlines aircraft. [4]

Destinations

Karinou Airlines serves the following destinations (as of August 2013): [5]

Destinations
CountryCityAirport
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg Central African Republic Bangui Bangui M'Poko International Airport (hub)
Flag of Benin.svg Benin Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport
Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon Douala Douala International Airport
Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon Yaoundé Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport
Flag of Chad.svg Chad N'Djamena N'Djamena International Airport
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa N'djili Airport
Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Equatorial Guinea Malabo Malabo International Airport
Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon Libreville Léon-Mba International Airport
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Republic of the Congo Brazzaville Maya-Maya Airport
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Republic of the Congo Pointe-Noire Agostinho-Neto International Airport

Fleet

A Karinou Airlines Boeing 737-200 at Brazzaville Airport. Karinou Airlines Boeing 737-200 at Brazzaville Airport by Vitaly Druchenok.jpg
A Karinou Airlines Boeing 737-200 at Brazzaville Airport.

The Karinou Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of August 2019): [6]

Karinou Airlines Fleet
AircraftIn ServiceOrderNotes
Airbus A319-100 02
Boeing 737-20010
Boeing 737-300 10
Total22

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