Freedom Air Services

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Freedom Air Services
IATA ICAO Callsign
-FFFINTER FREEDOM
Founded28 May 1998
Commenced operationsOctober 2001
Ceased operations30 April 2007
Hubs Mallam Aminu International Airport
Murtala Mohammed International Airport
Fleet size3
Parent company Freedom Air Services Limited
Headquarters Kaduna, Nigeria
Website Freedom Air Services

Freedom Air Services was an airline based in Kaduna, Nigeria. It operated scheduled domestic services and charter flights within West Africa. Its main bases were Mallam Aminu International Airport, Kano and Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos. [1]

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History

The airline was established on 28 May 1998 and started operations in October 2001 . It is owned by ADF (40%), Garba Kabo Shitu (founder and chief executive) (20%), Moh Garba Shitu (20%) and Yusufu Garba Shitu (20%). [1]

Destinations

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Freedom Air Services operated services to the following domestic scheduled destinations (at January 2005): Abuja, Kaduna, Kano, Lagos and Maiduguri.

Fleet

The Freedom Air Services fleet consisted of the following aircraft (at March 2007): [1]

Previously operated

At August 2006 the airline also operated a further: [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International . 2007-04-03. p. 84.
  2. Flight International, 3–9 October 2006