Aero Benin

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Aero Benin
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EMAEBAEROBEN
Founded2002 [1]
Ceased operations?
Hubs Brazzaville (Congo) - Maya-Maya airport [2]
Secondary hubs Cotonou, Ouagadoudou
DestinationsBamako, Cotonou, Ouagadoudou, Pointe Noire, Brazzaville
HeadquartersBamako [3]
WebsiteDoes not have a website

Aero Benin was an airline, based in Benin but registered in Germany, which carried out land and sea freight as well as passenger services. [4] As of 8 April 2009 it is banned within the European Union [5] and as of July, 2012, it is inactive. [6]

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Fleet

Aero Benin appear not to have had a fleet of their own, [7] rather they code-shared with Boeing 727 aircraft (and Boeing 737 aircraft for flights between N'Djamena and Cotonou) [8]

Destinations

Aero Benin flew the following routes: [9] [10]

Brazzaville-

Cotonou-

Johannesburg-

Libreville-

N'Djamena-

Senou-

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