Air Sénégal (HC, Dakar Blaise Diagne International) has taken delivery of its first widebody jet, A330-900 9H-SZN (msn 1910). One of two on order from Airbus, the aircraft was positioned to Dakar Blaise Diagne International on Friday, March 8, and has since been deployed into service on the carrier's Dakar-Paris CDG, France route.
As previously reported, Hi Fly Malta (3L, Malta International) is operating the jet on Air Sénégal's behalf given it does not currently possess the IOSA or European TCO authorizations needed to serve the European Union itself. As part of plans to develop Dakar Blaise Diagne International into an intercontinental connecting hub, the Senegalese carrier also plans to open up service to Brazil and the United States.
Aside from the A330neo, Air Sénégal also operates two A319-100s (of which one is leased from Air Côte d'Ivoire) and two ATR72-600s. It had also wet-leased an A340-300 from Hi Fly Malta prior to the A330neo's arrival.
