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Air São Tomé and Príncipe (Linhas Aéreas de São Tomé e Príncipe, Lda) was an airline based in São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe. It operated scheduled services within the islands and to neighbouring Gabon. Its main base was São Tomé International Airport.2 It was founded in 1993.1 It ceased to exist in 2006.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
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Air São Tomé and Príncipe (Linhas Aéreas de São Tomé e Príncipe, Lda) was an airline based in São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe. It operated scheduled services within the islands and to neighbouring Gabon. Its main base was São Tomé International Airport. It lost its only aircraft in an accident in 2006.2
Air São Tomé was founded in 1993 to replace Equatorial International Airlines. The company was owned by TAP Portugal (40%), government of São Tomé and Príncipe (35%) and Mistral Voyages (1%).
From Wikipedia’s article on Air São Tomé and Príncipe, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
Air São Tomé and Príncipe operated the following services (at January 2005):
Domestic scheduled destinations: Príncipe and São Tomé.
International scheduled destinations: Libreville.
Air São Tomé and Príncipe operated:
1 DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300 registration S9-BAL, offered by TAP Portugal, and crashed during 2006.
From Wikipedia’s article on Air São Tomé and Príncipe, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
On 23 May 2006, Air São Tomé and Príncipe's only aircraft, a DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300, crashed in Ana Chaves Bay in the north east of São Tomé Island during a training flight. There were four fatalities, and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. [1]
From Wikipedia’s article on Air São Tomé and Príncipe, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
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