Kabo Air is an airline headquartered on the grounds of Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport in Kano, Nigeria.[1] It originally operated special charter services for corporate bodies, executives and government officials however in 2009 the airline received approval to start international schedule services. The airline operates scheduled flights from Kano to Abuja, Dubai and Jeddah. Its main base is Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport.[2]
History
The airline was established in February 1980 by the late Dr. Alhaji Muhammadu Adamu Dankabo and started operations in April 1981. It is wholly owned by Kabo Holdings. The company stopped operating domestic services in 2001 and now focuses solely on Hajj flights and international charters. Traffic rights were given to Kabo Air for operating scheduled services to Rome, Nairobi and N'Djamena, but have not been used so far. For some time there were flights to Cairo.
Kabo Air met the requirements set by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Aurhority (NCAA) for re-capitalization in May 2007.[3]
Destinations
Fleet
The Kabo Air fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of 07 July 2009)[1]:
External links
References
- ^ "Contact Us." Kabo Air. Retrieved on 19 October 2009.
- ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International: p. 99. 2007-04-03.
- ^ All Africa.com 5 May 2007
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