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Gambia Bird

Gambia Bird Airlines Limited was the flag carrier airline of Gambia headquartered in Kanifing with its home base at Banjul International Airport. It suspended operations in December 2014 (2014-12).2 It was founded in 2012.1 It is part of Germania.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Gambia Bird A319 D-ASTA (8926478462)
Photo: RHL Images from England, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Gambia Bird Airlines Limited was the flag carrier airline of Gambia headquartered in Kanifing with its home base at Banjul International Airport. It suspended operations in December 2014 (2014-12).2

Corporate structure

Gambia Bird is part of a group headed by Germania. 5 entities, 3 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Gambia Bird was founded by the German carrier Germania in October 2012. The airline was launched in partnership with the Government of Gambia in order to replace the services of Air Afrique, which was liquidated in 2002. Germania retained a 90% ownership share of Gambia Bird.

The carrier started operations on 22 October 2012 (2012-10-22) with an Airbus A319-100 leased from Germania that flew between Banjul and Dakar. Accra, Conakry, Freetown and Monrovia were added to the route network shortly afterwards; on 24 October 2012 (2012-10-24), Gambia Bird operated its first service to London Gatwick. Flights to Barcelona were introduced on 28 October. A second A319 joined the fleet in November 2012 (2012-11).

In December 2014 (2014-12), Gambia Bird suspended operations until further notice. By May 2015, there had not been any resumption of services. The former aircraft of Gambia Bird were taken back into service with its parent, Germania. In March 2015, Germania's CEO stated that a resumption of services by Gambia Bird was unlikely, due to an insufficient perspective for future development.

From Wikipedia’s article on Gambia Bird, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

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Destinations

Gambia Bird served the following destinations, as of June 2014:

Fleet

As of December 2014, the Gambia Bird fleet consisted of the following aircraft:

From Wikipedia’s article on Gambia Bird, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

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Timeline

  1. 2014Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 2012Founded Founded1

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