Contact Head Office Details:
Gambia
International Airlines
Website:
www.gia.gm
 Banjul Address:
(bookings & reservations)
Satellite House
78 Daniel
Goddard St.
(Ceased operations in 2007)
Telephone
number:
+220 4223702 (switchboard)
4223703
4223704
4223706
Kairaba Avenue:
Tel: 4374100
4370101
4374145
Banjul Airport:
Yundum
Tel:
4472756
4472757
4472785
Managing Director
Tel: 4472753
Fax: 4472750
Mob: 9962752
Other Directors:
Commercial:
Tel: 4472770
Fax: 4472770
Operations:
Tel: 4472747
Fax: 4472747
Finance:
Tel: 4437117
Fax: 4473117
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Information:
Gambia
International Airlines (GIA) is the national carrier of The Gambia and
was incorporated on the 23rd January, 1996 following the liquidation
of Gambia Airways Ltd.
The company began its
ground operations at Banjul International Airport on the
March 1st of the same year. It later began its flights schedule which
are currently suspended.
GIA has an authorised share capital of
10 million ordinary shares at D10.00 each (of which 1,676,000 issued).
Of this 99% is owned by the Government and 1% is owned by Gambia
Telecoms (Gamtel). The company is engaged in the airlines business and
currently in Charter operations with Futura, a Spanish Airline. Other
activities of the company include ground handling, ticket and cargo
sales, haj and passenger services.
| Capacity Utilisation: |
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| Ground handling |
60% |
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| Cargo operation sub-region |
12% |
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| Flight operation sub-region |
12% |
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| Employees: |
286 |
The airline's previous destinations
were to Dakar, Praia, Banjul, Guinea Bissau,
Conakry, Bamako, Abidjan, Accra and Lagos.
The following gives details of the GIA's activities and methods of operations at the Banjul International Airport.
• Cargo
• Flight Operations
(suspended)
• Ground Handling
• Travel Agency Services
The
customer base is local, regional and international rendering ground
handling services to all flights in to Banjul.
The airline has
a wide range of ground support equipment to handle all types of
aircraft.
It carries out passenger handling for all scheduled flights to BIA with
a Departure Control System (DCS). The Gate Reader that is connected to
this system which is an added security measure.
The airline provides cargo freight and handling services to air
passengers and airlines in line with international standards.
Financial Highlights:
Source: 2008 budget speech:-
The turnover for the year ended 31st
December, 2006 is D223 million, an increase of 38 percent, compared to
D162 million in 2005. This comprises D95 million, or 42 percent, from
ground handling, D126 million, or 57 percent, from hajj operations,
and D2 million, or 1 percent, from cargo operations.
Operating or core results reversed from a loss of D12.1 million, and
net profit improved from a loss of D7 million in 2005 to a profit of
D12 million in 2006.
Import Cargo:
There is a storage facility for all incoming cargo. This
service is provided to airlines such as Senegal Airlines.
Export Cargo:
Gambia International Airlines provides cargo air freighting services
and process cargo for a number of West African airlines which are
based at the airport.
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