A-Z list of African airlines

Algeria

• Air Algerie. The official airline site is in French. There are several domestic routes as well as flights to France, Britain, Turkey, Syria, Libya, Italy, and Morocco.

Angola

• TAAG is the Angolan National Airline. There are several domestic routes as well as flights to Johannesburg, Accra, Windhoek, Harare, Lisbon and Paris.

Botswana

• Air Botswana flies domestic routes and has regular flights to Windhoek, Johannesburg, Harare and Cape Town.

Burkina Faso

• Air Burkina flies throughout West Africa and has bi-weekly flights to Paris.

Cape Verde

• TACV The national airline of Cape Verde offers weekly direct flights to Boston (US) for reasonable prices. They also fly to South America and Europe.

Congo

• Congo Airlines flies domestic routes and has a weekly service to Johannesburg.

Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)

• Air Ivoire is the national airline and has a good network of flights within West Africa. The airline also flies to Paris and Marseilles (France).

Djibouti

• Daallo Airlines is a private airline which has grown to service the Horn of Africa and connect it to Europe. Its network includes; Asmara, Addis Ababa, Bosasso, Burao, Djibouti, Dubai, Hargeisa, Galkacyo, Jeddah, Mogadishu, Nairobi, London, Paris and Sharjah.

Egypt

• EgyptAir is the country's national airline and one of Africa's largest airlines. Egyptair offers domestic services as well as flights to Europe, the Middle East, India, Thailand and several African destinations including Nairobi, Addis Ababa, and Johannesburg.

Ethiopia

• Ethiopian Airlines has one of the most extensive networks in Africa (20 countries) and they also fly to Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the US (Washington DC).

Gabon

• Air Gabon International has recently been launched with the help of Royal Air Moroc (03/2006). No web site as of yet, but that should come soon.

The Gambia

• Afrinat International Airline offers regional services to Guinea, Sierra Leone, Mali, Ghana, Senegal and the Gambia.

Ghana

• Ghana International Airlines is a recently established airline (10/2005) and so far only offers regular services from Accra to London. Check the web site for more routes in the future.

Guinea

• Air Guinee is the national airline of Guinea and it flies domestic routes as well as several routes throughout West Africa. The web site is in French but still easy to get around.

Afrinat International Airline offers regional services to Guinea, Sierra Leone, Mali, Ghana, Senegal and the Gambia.

Kenya

• Kenya Airways is the country's national airline and flies daily to London as well as several other European destinations. They also service the following countries within Africa: Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana, South Africa, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, and Nigeria.
• Air Kenya flies domestic routes within Kenya and one to Kilimanjaro (Tanzania). Based in Nairobi out of Wilson airport.

Libya

• Afriqiyah is Libya's national airline. They fly to Paris, Brussels, Geneva, UK, Benin, Ivory Coast, Mali, Sudan, Niger, Chad, Togo, Ghana and Nigeria. They are looking to expand to include a host of other African nations.

Madagascar

• Air Madagascar is Madagascar's national airline. You can't book through their web site yet but they list their offices worldwide. They fly regionally to Kenya, South Africa, Mauritius and Comores.

Malawi

• Air Malawi offers domestic flights within Malawi and regional flights include Johannesburg, Dar es Salaam, Nairobi, Harare, Lusaka. Internationally they fly to Dubai twice a week and to London once a week. I've flown them often, it's a very friendly airline.

Mali

• Afrinat International Airline offers regional services to Guinea, Sierra Leone, Mali, Ghana, Senegal and the Gambia.

Mauritius

• Air Mauritius has an extensive international network with flights to many destinations in Europe, Asia, Australia. They also fly regionally in Southern Africa and up to Nairobi. There are special fares to the US and Canada, the route is through London or Paris.

Morocco

• Royal Air Moroc flies to many destinations in Europe and also has a direct flight to the New York. Most of their regional flights operate in Northern and Western Africa.
• Atlas Blue is owned by Royal Air Moroc and is based in Marrakech. It's a low-cost airline which offers cheap charter flights to Europe from several points in Morocco.

The Seychelles

· Air Seychelles the national airline offers flights to Frankfurt, Johannesburg, Singapore, Rome, London and Mauritius.

Sierra Leone

• Afrinat International Airline offers regional services to Guinea, Sierra Leone, Mali, Ghana, Senegal and the Gambia.

Somalia and Somaliland

• Daallo Airlines is a private airline which has grown to service the Horn of Africa and connect it to Europe. Its network includes; Asmara, Addis Ababa, Bosasso, Burao, Djibouti, Dubai, Hargeisa, Galkacyo, Jeddah, Mogadishu, Nairobi, London, Paris and Sharjah.

Mozambique

· LAM is Mozambique's national airline. The web site is in Portuguese but it's easy enough to book flights since the destination names are universal. International destinations include Dar es Salaam, Durban, Harare and Lisbon. They have a comprehensive domestic route which is good considering the roads in Mozambique are quite poor and it's a big country.

Namibia

• Air Namibia flies to several international destinations including London and Frankfurt. Regionally the airline doesn't venture north of Zimbabwe but you can get good connections to Cape Town, Victoria Falls and Luanda. I've flown them a few times and they're excellent.

Nigeria

• Virgin Nigeria a new airline operating since June 2005, offers services from Nigeria (Lagos) to London, Accra, Abuja, Dakar, Johannesburg and several domestic cities. Check the web site for new routes coming soon.
• EAS Executive Airlines Services is a domestic airline in Nigeria offering scheduled services between Lagos, Abuja, Jos and Port Harcourt.
• Sosoliso Airlines is a domestic carrier in Nigeria that was recently involved in an air crash. Check the web site for any updates regarding scheduling and service.
• Chanchangi Airlines also a Nigerian domestic carrier. Its web site announces that routes to West Africa will be added soon, so check the site for updates.

Reunion

• Air Austral is the natonal carrier for the Reunion Islands. Destinations include France, Belgium, Madagascar, the Seychelles and Johannesburg.

Senegal

• Air Senegal International is owned by the Senegalese government and Royal Air Moroc. It has a very good network of flights throughout Western and Northern Africa. The airline also has direct flights to Portugal and several detsinations in France.
• Afrinat International Airline offers regional services to Guinea, Sierra Leone, Mali, Ghana, Senegal and the Gambia.

South Africa

• South African Airlines is Southern Africa's biggest airline with routes to Asia, South America, North America, Europe and Australia. Their regional network extends throughout Southern, Western and East Africa.

• South African Express offers 13 South African domestic flights and several regional destinations including Namibia, Botswana, and the DRC.
• Airlink offers mainly domestic flights within South Arica but is starting to branch out regionally as well. They offer flights to Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Madagascar. Airlink has replaced Swaziland's national airline.
• Kulula is a low-cost airline operating domestically as well as regionally. Routes include Cape Town, Durban, George, Harare and Lusaka.
• Venture Air offers scheduled domestic destinations and charter services. Scheduled flights include Kruger, Cape Town, Plettenberg, Johannesburg and more.
• Nationwide Airlines offers domestic routes within South Africa and a charter flight to Livingstone (Zambia).

Sudan

• Sudan Airways is the country's national airline and has been operating since the 1940's. Their domestic network includes the major towns in Sudan. Service within Africa includes Cairo, Kano, Tripoli, Nairobi, Entebbe, Addis Ababa, and Niamey. They also offer daily flights to the Middle East.

Tanzania

• Air Tanzania is Tanzania's national carrier based in Dar es Salaam. The airlines offers regional flights to Johannesburg, Comoros islands, and Entebbe. Domestic flights include Mwanza, Kilimanjaro and Zanzibar.
• Precision Air is a domestic airline with a very comprehensive network (which is important in Tanzania since the roads aren't very good) and they also offer flights to Mombasa and Nairobi.

Tunisia

• Tunis Air is Tunisia's national carrier. They fly to more than 30 countries, most of them in Europe. Regionally the cover the North African capitals and some West African destinations.
• Kathargo Airlines is a low-cost airline based in Tunisia which offers flights to various European destinations. The web site is in French.
• Nouvelair offers charter flights to European destinations from various tourist resorts in Tunisia.

Uganda

• East African Airlines is Uganda's biggest airline but their web site is currently under construction (03/2006).
• Eagle Air is a domestic airline and flies to the major national Parks and towns of Uganda.

Zambia

• Zambian Airways offers domestic services as well as flights to Malawi, Congo and South Africa.

Zimbabwe

• Air Zimbabwe is the country's national carrier and offers internal flights as well as regional destinations including Malawi, Zambia, South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Mauritius and Dubai.