Mauritania Airlines

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Mauritania Airlines
Mauritania Airlines International, Embraer ERJ-145LR, 5T-CLD.jpg
IATA ICAO Callsign
L6MAIMAURITANIA AIRLINES
FoundedDecember 2010; 14 years ago
Hubs Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport
Fleet size6
Destinations15
Headquarters Nouakchott, Mauritania
Website www.mauritaniaairlines.mr

Mauritania Airlines, previously Mauritania Airlines International, is an airline based in Nouakchott, Mauritania, serving as flag carrier of the country. The company was set up in December 2010 in response to the demise of Mauritania Airways. [1] In April 2018, the airline rebranded from Mauritania Airlines International to Mauritania Airlines. [2] It is the only airline flying domestically in Mauritania.

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Destinations

Mauritania Airlines has its base at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport (NKC). The company operates short- and medium-haul flights.

The airline was on the EU "blacklist" until December 2012, but it has since been removed. [3]

CountryCityAirportNotesRefs
Benin Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport [4]
Côte d'Ivoire Abidjan Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport [5]
Gabon Libreville Léon-Mba International Airport [4]
Guinea Conakry Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport [5]
Mali Bamako Modibo Keita International Airport [5] [4]
Mauritania Néma Néma Airport [6]
Nouadhibou Nouadhibou International Airport
Nouakchott Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport Hub
Zouérat Tazadit Airport
Morocco Casablanca Mohammed V International Airport [5]
Republic of the Congo Brazzaville Maya-Maya Airport
Pointe-Noire Agostinho-Neto International Airport
Senegal Dakar Blaise Diagne International Airport [5] [4]
Sierra Leone Freetown Freetown International Airport
Spain Las Palmas Gran Canaria Airport [5]
Tunisia Tunis Tunis–Carthage International Airport [5]

Fleet

A Mauritania Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 MAURITANIA AIRLINES BOEING 737-8 MAX 5T-CLJ.jpg
A Mauritania Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8

Current fleet

As of January 2023, the Mauritania Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft: [7]

Mauritania Airlines fleet
AircraftIn serviceOrdersPassengersNotes
BETotal
Boeing 737-700 1115
Boeing 737-800 116144160
Boeing 737 MAX 8 1 [8] [9] 16144160 [10]
Embraer ERJ145LR 15050
Embraer 175LR 2 [11] TBA76
Total60

Former fleet

The airline previously operated the following aircraft (as of August 2017): [12]

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