Gambia Bird
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{{Infobox airline
| airline = Gambia Bird
| image = Gambia Bird logo.png
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| IATA = 3G
| ICAO = GBQ
| callsign = GAMBIA BIRD
| founded =
| commenced = {{start date|2012|10|22|df=yes}}
| ceased = 2014
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| hubs = {{nowrap|Banjul International Airport}}
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| fleet_size = 2
| destinations = 9
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| parent = Germania
| headquarters = Kanifing, The Gambia
| key_people = {{nowrap|Thomas Wazinski, CEO}}
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| website = {{URL|www.gambiabird.com}}
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Gambia Bird Airlines Limited was the flag carrier airline of Gambia headquartered in Kanifing"[http://www.gambiabird.com/42650/Plan-Book/Contact-Help/blank.aspx Contact Us] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130503042842/http://www.gambiabird.com/42650/Plan-Book/Contact-Help/blank.aspx |date=3 May 2013 }}." Gambia Bird. Retrieved on 7 May 2013. "Headoffice Gambia Bird House 38 Kairaba Avenue Kanifing, Municipality The Gambia" with its home base at Banjul International Airport. It suspended operations in {{end date|2014|12}}.
History
Gambia Bird was founded by the German carrier Germania in October 2012.{{cite web |url=http://www.airliners.de/management/strategie/germania-expandiert-nach-afrika/27051 |title=Germania expandiert nach Afrika |trans-title=Germania expands into Africa |work=Airliners.de |date=7 May 2012 |access-date=8 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510090408/http://www.airliners.de/management/strategie/germania-expandiert-nach-afrika/27051 |archive-date=10 May 2012 |url-status=dead }} The airline was launched in partnership with the Government of Gambia in order to replace the services of Air Afrique, which was liquidated in 2002. Germania retained a 90% ownership share of Gambia Bird.
The carrier started operations on {{start date|2012|10|22|df=yes}} with an Airbus A319-100 leased from Germania that flew between Banjul and Dakar. Accra, Conakry, Freetown and Monrovia were added to the route network shortly afterwards; on {{start date|2012|10|24|df=yes}}, Gambia Bird operated its first service to London Gatwick. Flights to Barcelona were introduced on 28 October. A second A319 joined the fleet in {{start date|2012|11}}.
In {{end date|2014|12}}, Gambia Bird suspended operations until further notice. By May 2015, there had not been any resumption of services. The former aircraft of Gambia Bird were taken back into service with its parent, Germania.{{Cite web|url=http://www.airfleets.net/ficheapp/plane-a319-4663.htm|title=Germania D-ASTA (Airbus A319 - MSN 4663) {{!}} Airfleets aviation|website=www.airfleets.net|access-date=2017-08-17}} In March 2015, Germania's CEO stated that a resumption of services by Gambia Bird was unlikely, due to an insufficient perspective for future development.{{Cite news|url=http://www.airliners.de/pay-to-fly-germania-quatsch-balke/35095|title="Pay to fly" bei der Germania? "Das ist Quatsch"|work=airliners.de|access-date=2017-08-17|language=de}}
Destinations
Gambia Bird served the following destinations, {{as of|2014|6|lc=yes}}:
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Country ! City ! Airport ! Start ! End ! class="unsortable"|Refs | |||||
| Cameroon | Douala | Douala International Airport | {{unknown}} | {{unknown}} | align=center| |
| Gambia | Banjul | Banjul International Airport {{sup|Hub}} | {{n/a}} | December 2014 | align=center| |
| Ghana | Accra | Kotoka International Airport | align=center|2012 | December 2014 | align=center| |
| Guinea-Bissau | Bissau | Osvaldo Vieira International Airport | {{unknown}} | December 2014 | align=center| |
| Guinea | Conakry | Conakry International Airport | {{unknown}} | {{unknown}} | align=center| |
| Liberia | Monrovia | Roberts International Airport | align=center|2012 | December 2014 | align=center| |
| Nigeria | Lagos | Murtala Muhammed International Airport | {{unknown}} | December 2014 | align=center| |
| Senegal | Dakar | Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport | {{dts|2012|10|22|format=dmy}} | December 2014 | align=center| |
| Sierra Leone | Freetown | Lungi International Airport | align=center|2012 | December 2014 | align=center| |
| Spain | Barcelona | Barcelona Airport | {{dts|2012|10|28|format=dmy}} | December 2014 | align=center| |
| United Kingdom | London | Gatwick Airport | align=center|{{dts|2012|10|24|format=dmy}} | align=center|December 2014 | align=center| |
Fleet
File:Gambia Bird A319 D-ASTA (8926467590).jpg]]
As of December 2014, the Gambia Bird fleet consisted of the following aircraft:{{cite web|title= Fleet|publisher= Gambia Bird|url= http://www.gambiabird.com/en/company/fleet/|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150213153618/http://www.gambiabird.com/en/company/fleet/|archive-date= 13 February 2015|df= dmy-all}}
| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto"
|+ Gambia Bird Fleet |
| Aircraft
!In Fleet !Passengers !Notes |
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| Airbus A319-100
|align=center| 2 |align=center| 144 |Leased from Germania |
==See also==
References
{{Reflist|refs=
{{cite news|title=ANALYSIS: Gambia Bird pins hopes on Nigerian progress |first=Martin |last=Ruvers |location=London |work=Flightglobal |date=12 December 2012 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/analysis-gambia-bird-pins-hopes-on-nigerian-progress-380138/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140620200820/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/analysis-gambia-bird-pins-hopes-on-nigerian-progress-380138/ |archive-date=20 June 2014 |url-status=dead |df=dmy }}
{{cite news|last1=Thisdell|first1=Dan|title=Flights cancelled: Top 12 recent airline collapses|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/flights-cancelled-top-12-recent-airline-collapses-408853/|publisher=Flightglobal|date=13 February 2015|location=London|quote=Up-and-coming Africa was not without casualties in 2014. As the year closed, Gambia Bird closed, too – at least until further notice. The airline didn’t give a specific reason for the decision – or indicated when it hopes to resume flights – but the announcement coincided with indications of unrest in Banjul, the country's capital.|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213145708/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/flights-cancelled-top-12-recent-airline-collapses-408853/|archive-date=13 February 2015|df=dmy-all}}
{{cite news|title=Gambia Bird launches operations with wet-leased A319 |first=Martin |last=Rivers |location=London |work=Flightglobal |date=22 October 2012 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/gambia-bird-launches-operations-with-wet-leased-a319-377914/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140620182257/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/gambia-bird-launches-operations-with-wet-leased-a319-377914/ |archive-date=20 June 2014 |url-status=dead |df=dmy }}
{{cite news|title=Gambia Bird takes delivery of second A319 |first=Martin |last=Rivers |location=London |work=Flightglobal |date=11 December 2012 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/gambia-bird-takes-delivery-of-second-a319-380061/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140620194949/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/gambia-bird-takes-delivery-of-second-a319-380061/ |archive-date=20 June 2014 |url-status=dead |df=dmy }}
{{cite news|title=Gambia Bird touches down at London Gatwick |first=Martin |last=Rivers |location=London |work=Flightglobal |date=25 October 2012 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/gambia-bird-touches-down-at-london-gatwick-378083/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140620195541/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/gambia-bird-touches-down-at-london-gatwick-378083/ |archive-date=20 June 2014 |url-status=dead |df=dmy }}
{{cite news|title= Gambia Bird's Freetown-London permit revoked due to Ebola fears|first= Anne|last= Paylor|work= Air Transport World|date= 16 October 2014|url= http://atwonline.com/airports-routes/gambia-bird-s-freetown-london-permit-revoked-due-ebola-fears|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141017000124/http://atwonline.com/airports-routes/gambia-bird-s-freetown-london-permit-revoked-due-ebola-fears|archive-date= 17 October 2014|df= dmy-all}}
{{cite news|title= West Africa's Gambia Bird suspends flights|first= Victoria|last= Moores|work= Air Transport World|date= 31 December 2014|url= http://atwonline.com/safety/west-africa-s-gambia-bird-suspends-flights|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141231142329/http://atwonline.com/safety/west-africa-s-gambia-bird-suspends-flights|archive-date= 31 December 2014|df= dmy-all}}
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External links
{{Commons category-inline|Gambia Bird}}
- {{official website|http://www.gambiabird.com}}
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