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
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hubs = Mallam Aminu International Airport
Murtala Mohammed International Airport
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website = http://www.freedomairservices.com

Freedom Air Services was an airline based in Kaduna, Nigeria. It operated scheduled domestic services and charter flights within West Africa. Its main bases were Mallam Aminu International Airport, Kano and Murtala 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 and Maiduguri.

Fleet

The Freedom Air Services fleet consisted of the following aircraft (at March 2007) :
*1 Boeing 727-200

Previously operated

At August 2006 the airline also operated a further [Flight International, 3-9 October 2006] :
*2 Boeing 727-200

External links

* [http://www.freedomairservices.com Freedom Air Services] (dead link)

References