List of defunct airlines of Benin

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This is a list of defunct airlines of Benin.

Airline	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Commenced operations	Ceased operations	Notes
Aero Benin	EM	AEB	AEROBEN	2002	2004
Afric'Air Charter	7A	AFF	BENIN-CHARTERS	2002	2005
Africa Airways	VJ	AFF	AFRIWAYS	2009	2010	Operated Boeing 737-200^{[citation needed]}
Air Afrique	RK	RKA	AIRAFRIC	1961	2002
Afrique Airlines	X5	FBN	AFRIQUE-BENIN	2003	2009
Afro Unity Airways				1969	1971
Air Benin	TB		AIR BENIN	1978	1987	Renamed to Transports Aériens du Bénin. Operated DHC-6 Twin Otter, Fokker F27, Aérospatiale Corvette^{[citation needed]}
Air Taxi Bénin		ABT		2016	2020	Operated Cessna Caravan, Piper Twin Comanche, Piper Seneca
Alafia Jet		IGA		2008	2009	Operated Falcon 900, Hawker 800, BAe 125^{[citation needed]}
Bénin Air Express		BEX	BENIN EXPRESS	1990s	1990s	^{[citation needed]}
Bénin Golf Air	A8	BGL	BENIN GOLF	2000	2012	Operated Boeing 727, Boeing 737, Douglas DC-9, Tupolev Tu-134^{[citation needed]}
Bénin Inter Regional		STB		1988	1996
Bénin Littoral Airways		LTL		2009	2009
COTAIR		COB		2008	2009
Nord-Sud Bénin		NSB	N	1990	1995
Royal Air		BNR	BENIN ROYAL	2008	2009
Trans Air Bénin	N4	TNB		1998	2005
Transports Aériens du Bénin	TS	TSB	TAB	1983	1989
West African Airlines	WZ	WSF		2002	2004
Westair Benin	WH	WSF		2002	2015
Zircon Airways Benin	Z4	BZW	ZIRCON	2001	2002

References

↑ "The World's leading Airline Intelligence Provider since 1998". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
↑ "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 25 December 2018.
↑ "Afro Unity Airways". Airline History. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
↑ "Air Taxi Bénin". Airline History. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
↑ "Benin Littoral Airways". Airline History. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
↑ "COTAIR". Airline History. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
↑ "Nord-Sud Benin". Airport Insider. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
↑ "Royal Air". Airport Insider. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
↑ "Zircon Airways Benin". Airline History. Retrieved 1 February 2022.

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