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AIR GABON: ONE OF THE
LEADERS OF AN ELITE GROUP OF AFRICAN NATIONAL
CARRIERS.
AIR GABON is the national carrier of
the Republic of Gabon. We are proud to be in the vanguard of
African airlines that provide a wide-ranging international
and domestic flight network, soaring across continents with
the most up-to-date fleet, equipment, and highest caliber of
services.
We make it easy to fly not only
within Africa, but between Africa and Europe and the Middle
East. Travelers coming to Africa from the United States can
make easy connections to AIR GABON in Paris, London or
Rome.
OUR HISTORY
Until 1977, Gabon's only airline was
a small domestic carrier functioning under the Transgabon
Company, with international routes served by other
airlines.
Today, Air Gabon offers "Le Meillieur
Solution" (The Best Solution) and convenient connections to
get you here, there, and almost anywhere!
Nearly 85 percent of Gabon's terrain
is composed of dense tropical forest, making ground travel
quite difficult. Until the Transgabon Railway opened in
1983, AIR GABON was the sole viable means of linking the
provinces. Along with the railway, we have contributed to
the development and unification of the country, while
continuing to be "The Best Solution" for getting around
Gabon.
The 1970s saw the metamorphosis of
Gabon, with a rapid economic growth driven by oil production
and the export of manganese and timber that propelled the
country onto the world economic stage.
Gabon's government recognized the
need for a flag carrier as essential to the continued
national development. Air Gabon was to become a reality.
"The creation of Air Gabon," announced Gabon's President El
hadj Omar Bongo, "directly contributes to the economic and
political process which stands to consolidate our national
unity and independence."
On June 2, 1977, Air Gabon flew its
first intra-African flight,
Libreville-Lome-Abidjan-Lome-Libreville. A day later it
launched the international service from Paris to Gabon's
capital, Libreville.
OUR OBJECTIVES:
• To provide safe, reliable, and
economical means of air transportation
consistent with the needs of our
customers.
• To serve the domestic market
and provide Gabonese citizens with
the opportunity to travel throughout
Africa and beyond.
•To promote Air Gabon as an
international carrier to ensure Gabon's
global accessibility.
• To develop Libreville into a
regional hub servicing Gabon's neighboring
countries of the central, western and
southern regions of Africa
OUR INTERNATIONAL
AFFILIATION
AIR GABON is international. We are
members of IATA, ICAO, ATA, ASTA, ATAF, and AFRAA. AIR GABON
flights are displayed in the Sabre and Amadeus systems. We
also subscribe to Apollo, Worldspan and System One
Computerized Reservations Systems.
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