Afrique Airlines

Afrique Airlines was a Beninese airline based in Cotonou. The carrier was established in 2002 and operated scheduled passenger flights between Benin and France, serving Paris from Cadjehoun Airport in Cotonou. Its documented operating period was brief: scheduled service continued until the end of 2003, after which the airline no longer appears to have maintained regular operations. Afrique Airlines operated a single Airbus A310-300, leased from Eagle Aviation France, giving it a narrow operating profile centered on one international route rather than a broad regional network. The available reference material does not identify the airline's founders, senior executives, detailed ownership structure, financial performance, booking brand architecture, or any additional destinations. It also does not establish whether the carrier attempted other routes or services beyond the Cotonou–Paris operation. In 2006, Afrique Airlines was officially dissolved. Its history therefore represents a short-lived attempt to connect Benin's principal commercial airport with a major European destination using a leased wide-body aircraft. Because the available documentation is limited, details such as the exact launch date, flight frequency, reasons for the end of service, and the circumstances of the company's dissolution remain unconfirmed.

Afrique Airlines was a Beninese airline based in Cotonou. It was established in 2002 and used Cadjehoun Airport as its operating base. The carrier's documented scheduled passenger operation linked Cotonou with Paris in France, making the airline an international operator rather than a purely domestic or regional service. Available reference material identifies only one aircraft in its fleet: an Airbus A310-300 leased from Eagle Aviation France. The use of a leased wide-body aircraft indicates that the airline's operating model depended on externally sourced capacity, although the available sources do not provide information about the lease's duration, commercial terms, crew arrangements, or maintenance support. Afrique Airlines operated the Cotonou–Paris service until the end of 2003. The sources do not state whether the route ended because of commercial performance, regulatory matters, fleet availability, financing, or another operational reason, so no specific explanation can be assigned. The airline was officially dissolved in 2006. No reliable information in the supplied material identifies its founders, executives, shareholders, subsequent successor brand, other routes, passenger volumes, financial results, or a formal rebranding. The documented record is consequently limited but clear on the main outline: creation in 2002, a short period of scheduled international service between Benin and France, operation of one leased Airbus A310-300, cessation of the recorded route by the end of 2003, and official dissolution in 2006.

• 2006

  Company dissolved

  [1]Afrique Airlinesen.wikipedia.org

  Afrique Airlines was officially dissolved.

• 2003

  End of documented scheduled operations

  [1]Afrique Airlinesen.wikipedia.org

  Afrique Airlines operated its Cotonou–Paris scheduled passenger service until the end of 2003.

• 2002

  Afrique Airlines established

  [1]Afrique Airlinesen.wikipedia.org

  Afrique Airlines was established as an airline based in Cotonou, Benin.

• 2002

  Scheduled Cotonou–Paris service

  [1]Afrique Airlinesen.wikipedia.org

  The airline operated scheduled passenger service between Benin and Paris, using Cadjehoun Airport in Cotonou.

A Beninese international passenger airline focused on connecting Cotonou with Paris.

• International scheduled passenger service · 2002

  Scheduled Cotonou–Paris passenger service

  Afrique Airlines' documented commercial offering was scheduled passenger transportation between Cotonou, Benin, and Paris, France. The service operated from Cadjehoun Airport and connected the Beninese capital with a major European destination. The available reference does not specify flight frequency, cabin configuration, onboard service, fares, or the precise Paris airport used.

• Aircraft-operated service

  Airbus A310-300 fleet operation

  The airline operated one Airbus A310-300 leased from Eagle Aviation France. This aircraft formed the documented fleet supporting Afrique Airlines' international passenger operation. No further aircraft, fleet additions, or replacement types are identified in the available reference material.

1. 1Afrique Airlinesen.wikipedia.org