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COTAIR

Airline based in Cotonou, Benin

COTAIR - an acronym for Côte Atlantique Inter Régional - was an airline based in Cotonou, Benin. It was established in 2008 and operated scheduled domestic flights in Benin and non-scheduled regional charter flights in West Africa. Its main base was Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport (COO).2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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COTAIR - an acronym for Côte Atlantique Inter Régional - was an airline based in Cotonou, Benin. It was established in 2008 and operated scheduled domestic flights in Benin and non-scheduled regional charter flights in West Africa. Its main base was Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport (COO). COTAIR ceased operations on 31 December 20092

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Destinations

COTAIR operated domestic services from Cotonou to Parakou. Additionally it offered on-demand charter-flights throughout western Africa.

COTAIR was on the list of air carriers banned from operating within the European Union.

Fleet

The COTAIR fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of 20 June 2010):

2 Let L-410 UVP

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Timeline

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