African Safari Airways

Infobox Airline
airline = African Safari Airways

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fleet_size = 10
destinations = 10
IATA = A2
ICAO = QSC
callsign = ZEBRA
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founded = 1997
headquarters = Mombasa, Kenya
key_people =
hubs = Moi International Airport
secondary_hubs =
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frequent_flyer =
lounge =
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website = http://www.africansafariclub.com/html/flights.php

African Safari Airways was an airline based in Mombasa, Kenya. It operated charter flights and inclusive tours from Europe, mainly to Mombasa. Its main base was Moi International Airport, Mombasacite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= Flight International | page= 51 | date= 2007-03-27] .

History

The airline was established by Swiss nationals in Nairobi on 1 August 1967 and started operations on 31 December 1967 with a flight between Zürich and Mombasa, initially using Bristol Britannia aircraft. Jet aircraft were introduced in 1973. It was reorganised as part of the Swiss owned African Safair Club in 2000. It is wholly owned by the African Safari Club.

The airline was shut down on Easter 2008.

Destinations

African Safari Airways operates the following services (at August 2006):

Africa

*Kenya
**Mombasa (Moi International Airport) Hub
*Uganda
**Kampala (Entebbe International Airport)

=America=

**New York(JFK Airport)

Europe

*Austria
**Vienna (Vienna International Airport)
*Germany
**Berlin (Schönefeld International Airport)
**Düsseldorf (Düsseldorf International Airport)
**Frankfurt (Frankfurt Airport)
**Munich (Munich International Airport)
*Italy
**Milan (Malpensa International Airport)
* Switzerland
**Basel (Basel Airport)
**Zurich (Zurich International Airport)
*United Kingdom
**London (London Gatwick Airport)

Fleet

As of March 2007 the African Safari Airways fleet includes :

*1 Airbus A310-300

Previously operated

Between 1992 and 2002 African Safari Airways did operate a McDonnell Douglas DC-10 aircraft, however this was withdrawn from service.Fact|date=April 2007

External links

* [http://www.africansafariclub.com/html/flights.php African Safari Airways]
* [http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=QSC&al_op=1 African Safari Airways Fleet]

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