- Freedom Air Services
Infobox Airline
airline = Freedom Air Services
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fleet_size = 3
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IATA = -
ICAO = FFF
callsign = INTER FREEDOM
parent = Freedom Air Services Limited
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founded = 1998
headquarters =Kaduna ,Nigeria
key_people =
hubs =Mallam Aminu International Airport Murtala Mohammed International Airport
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website = http://www.freedomairservices.comFreedom Air Services was an
airline based inKaduna ,Nigeria . It operated scheduled domestic services and charter flights withinWest Africa . Its main bases wereMallam Aminu International Airport ,Kano andMurtala Mohammed International Airport ,Lagos .cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work=Flight International | page= 84 | date= 2007-04-03]The Nigerian government set a deadline of
April 30 2007 for all airlines operating in the country to re-capitalise or be grounded, in an effort to ensure better services and safety. This airline did not satisfy the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA)’s criteria in terms of re-capitalization and was re-registered for operation and does not operate services any longer. [ [http://www.nigeria.gov.ng/NR/exeres/B30C7654-36D9-4C57-837C-1EAB4A103091.htm?id=637 Nigeria Direct] 2 May 2007]History
The airline was established on
28 May 1998 and started operations in October 2001 . It is owned by ADF (40%), Garba Kabo Shitu (founder and chief executive) (20%), Moh Garba Shitu (20%) and Yusufu Garba Shitu (20%).Destinations
Freedom Air Services operated services to the following domestic scheduled destinations (at January
2005 ):Abuja ,Kaduna ,Kano ,Lagos andMaiduguri .Fleet
The Freedom Air Services fleet consisted of the following aircraft (at March
2007 ) :
*1 Boeing 727-200Previously operated
At August 2006 the airline also operated a further [
Flight International , 3-9 October 2006] :
*2 Boeing 727-200External links
* [http://www.freedomairservices.com Freedom Air Services] (dead link)
References
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