List of defunct airlines of Africa

This is a list of defunct airlines of Africa.

Algeria

Main article: List of defunct airlines of Algeria

Angola

Main article: List of defunct airlines of Angola

Benin

Main article: List of defunct airlines of Benin

Botswana

Main article: List of defunct airlines of Botswana

Burundi

Main article: List of defunct airlines of Burundi

Cape Verde

Main article: List of defunct airlines of Cape Verde

Cameroon

Main article: List of defunct airlines of Cameroon

Central African Republic

Main article: List of defunct airlines of the Central African Republic

Comoros

Main article: List of defunct airlines of the Comoros

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Main article: List of defunct airlines of Democratic Republic of the Congo

Congo, Republic of

Main article: List of defunct airlines of the Republic of the Congo

Djibouti

Main article: List of defunct airlines of Djibouti

Egypt

Main article: List of defunct airlines of Egypt

Equatorial Guinea

Main article: List of defunct airlines of Equatorial Guinea

Eritrea

Defunct airlines of Eritrea include: ^{[1] [2]}

Airline	Image	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Commenced operations	Ceased operations	Notes
Air Eritrea					2007	2007	[3]
Eritrean Airlines					1991	1998	Renamed to Red Sea Air [4]
Nasair		UE	NAS	NASAIRWAYS	2006	2014
Red Sea Air		7R			1993	1995
Red Sea Air		7R	ERS	ERITREAN REDSEA	1998	2000

Eswatini

Main article: List of defunct airlines of Eswatini

Gabon

Main article: List of defunct airlines of Gabon

Gambia

Main article: List of defunct airlines of Gambia

Ghana

Main article: List of defunct airlines of Ghana

Guinea

Main article: List of defunct airlines of Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

Main article: List of defunct airlines of Guinea-Bissau

Ivory Coast

Main article: List of defunct airlines of Ivory Coast

Kenya

Main article: List of defunct airlines of Kenya

Lesotho

Main article: List of defunct airlines of Lesotho

Liberia

Main article: List of defunct airlines of Liberia

Libya

Main article: List of defunct airlines of Libya

Madagascar

Main article: List of defunct airlines of Madagascar

Malawi

Main article: List of defunct airlines of Malawi

Mali

Main article: List of defunct airlines of Mali

Mauritania

Main article: List of defunct airlines of Mauritania

Mauritius

Defunct airlines of Mauritius include: ^{[1] [2]}

Airline	Image	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Commenced operations	Ceased operations	Notes
Catovair		MV	IBL	CATOVAIR	2005	2008

Morocco

Main article: List of defunct airlines of Morocco

Mozambique

Main article: List of defunct airlines of Mozambique

Namibia

Main article: List of defunct airlines of Namibia

Nigeria

Main article: List of defunct airlines of Nigeria

Réunion

Defunct airlines of Réunion include: ^{[1] [2]}

Airline	Image	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Commenced operations	Ceased operations	Notes
Air Bourbon		ZN	BUB	BOURBON	2002	2004
Air Réunion		UU	REU	Réunion Air Svc	1987	1990	renamed/merged to Air Austral
Air Outre Mer		QN	AOM	AOM	1989	1991	Merged with Minerve to form AOM French Airlines
Réunion Air Service		UU	REU		1975	1987	renamed/merged to Air Réunion

São Tomé and Príncipe

Main article: List of defunct airlines of São Tomé and Príncipe

Senegal

Main article: List of defunct airlines of Senegal

Seychelles

Defunct airlines of Seychelles include: ^{[1] [2]}

Airline	Image	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Commenced operations	Ceased operations	Notes
Ligne Aérienne Seychelles		YP			1986	1987
Seychelles Airlines [5]					1976	1979	renamed/merged to: Seychelles International Airways
Seychelles International Airways		CK	SISAL		1979	1985	renamed/merged to Air Seychelles

Sierra Leone

Main article: List of defunct airlines of Sierra Leone

Somalia

Defunct airlines of Somalia include: ^{[1] [2]}

Airline	Image	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Commenced operations	Ceased operations	Notes
Air Services International					2002	2004	[6]
Air Shabelle					2016	2017
Air Somalia			RSM	AIR SOMALIA	2001	2002
Blue Sky Airlines					2012	2016	Merged with Ocean Airlines to form Blue Ocean [7]
Damal Airlines			DML		1999	2005	Operated Antonov An-24
Gallad Air					2003	2005	[8]
Mudan Airlines			MDN		2005	2006	Operated Antonov An-24 [9]
Ocean Airlines					2016	2016	Merged with Blue Sky Airlines to form Blue Ocean [10]
Osob Air			OSB	OSOB	2009	2011	Operated BAC One-Eleven, Boeing 737, Rombac One-Eleven [11]
SomAir					2014	2015	Operated Douglas DC-9 [12]
Star African Air			STU		2000	2009

South Africa

Main article: List of defunct airlines of South Africa

South Sudan

Defunct airlines of South Sudan include: ^{[1] [2]}

Airline	Image	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Commenced operations	Ceased operations	Notes
Feeder Airlines			FDD		2007	2013	Rebranded as South Supreme Airlines
Southern Star Airlines		4P			2011	2011
South Supreme Airlines					2013	2017

Sudan

Main article: List of defunct airlines of Sudan

Tanzania

Main article: List of defunct airlines of Tanzania

Togo

Main article: List of defunct airlines of Togo

Tunisia

Main article: List of airlines of Tunisia § Defunct airlines

Uganda

Main article: List of defunct airlines of Uganda

Zambia

Main article: List of defunct airlines of Zambia

Zimbabwe

Main article: List of defunct airlines of Zimbabwe

See also

• List of airlines of Africa
• List of largest airlines in Africa

References

1. "The World's leading Airline Intelligence Provider since 1998". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
2. "Since 1997, ATDB is the only service providing an accurate global and permanently updated details of all worldwide transport aircraft, airlines, private and government operators - and leasing companies". aerotransport.org. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
3. "Air Eritrea". Airline History. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
4. "Eritrean Airlines". Airline History. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
5. "Air Seychelles" . Retrieved 2019-02-19.
6. "Air Services International". Airline History. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
7. "Blue Sky Airlines". Airline History. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
8. "Gallad Air". Airline History. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
9. "Mudan Airlines". ATDB-aero. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
10. "Ocean Airlines". Airline History. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
11. "Osob Air". Airline History. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
12. "SomAir". Airline History. Retrieved 27 April 2022.