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{{Short description|Airline in west and central Africa}}
{{Short description|Airline in west and central Africa}}
{{Infobox airline
{{Infobox airline
| airline = Asky Airlines
| airline = Asky Airlines
| image = ASKY Airlines logo.png
| logo = ASKY Airlines logo.png
| image_size = 250
| logo_size = 250
| IATA = KP
| IATA = KP
| ICAO = SKK
| ICAO = SKK
| callsign = ASKY AIRLINE
| callsign = ASKY AIRLINE
| founded = June 2008
| founded = {{start date and age|2008|06||df=yes}}
| commenced = 15 January 2010
| commenced = {{start date and age|2010|01|15|df=yes}}
| ceased =
| ceased =
| aoc =
| aoc =
| bases =
| bases =
| hubs = [[Gnassingbé Eyadéma International Airport]]
| hubs = [[Lomé–Tokoin International Airport]]
| key_people = {{bulleted list|
| key_people = Esayas WoldeMariam ([[Managing Director]]),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.capcov.org/2022/05/13/asky-the-challenges-of-esayas-woldemariam-new-general-manager-of-the-company-capcov/|title = Asky: the challenges of Esayas Woldemariam, new general manager}}</ref> Nowel Ngala ([[Chief Commercial Officer|Commercial Director]])<ref name = "AfricaReport" />
| Esayas WoldeMariam ([[Managing Director]]),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.capcov.org/2022/05/13/asky-the-challenges-of-esayas-woldemariam-new-general-manager-of-the-company-capcov/|title = Asky: the challenges of Esayas Woldemariam, new general manager}}</ref>
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| secondary_hubs =
| Martial Daté Dovéné Tevi-Bénissan ([[Chief Commercial Officer|Commercial Director]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://centreforaviation.com/news/asky-airlines-appoints-new-chief-commercial-officer-1245232|title= Asky appoints new Chief Commercial Officer}}</ref>}}
| focus_cities =
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| secondary_hubs =
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| frequent_flyer = ASKY Club
| lounge =
| focus_cities =
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| frequent_flyer = ASKY Club
| alliance =
| subsidiaries =
| lounge =
| fleet_size = 10
| alliance =
| destinations = 23
| subsidiaries =
| fleet_size = 14<ref>{{cite news |title=Togo’s ASKY Looks To Add Its First Boeing 787s In 2026 |url=https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/airlines-lessors/togos-asky-looks-add-its-first-boeing-787s-2026 |access-date=21 November 2024 |agency=Aviation Week Network |publisher=Victoria Moores |date=October 28, 2024}}</ref>
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| parent =
| destinations = 29<ref>{{cite web |title=Togo acquires minority stake in ASKY for about $10mn |url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/131152-togo-acquires-minority-stake-in-asky-for-about-10mn |website=ch-aviation |access-date=29 November 2023}}</ref>
| num_employees =
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| parent =
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| headquarters = [[Lomé]], [[Togo]]
| num_employees = 700 <ref>{{cite news |title=Asky: future plans towards Europe and Italy |url=https://www.advtraining.it/news/82623-asky-i-piani-futuri-verso-l-europa-e-l-italia |access-date=17 December 2023 |agency=T and A Advtraining |date=November 28, 2023}}</ref>
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| revenue =
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| headquarters = [[Lomé]], [[Togo]]
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| revenue =
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| net_income =
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| assets =
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| equity =
| equity =
| website = {{URL|www.flyasky.com}}
| website = {{URL|www.flyasky.com}}
}}
}}


'''ASKY Airlines''' is a private multinational passenger [[airline]] serving West and Central Africa, with its head office in [[Lomé]], [[Togo]] and its hub at [[Lomé-Tokoin Airport|Gnassingbé Eyadéma International Airport]].<ref name ="ET1">{{cite web|url=https://corporate.ethiopianairlines.com/Press-release-open-page/ethiopian-and-asky-airlines-sign-mou-on-strategic-partnership-and-investment---01-july-2008|title=Ethiopian and ASKY Airlines Sign MoU on Strategic Partnership and Investment|date=1 July 2008|publisher=Ethiopian Airlines}}</ref>
'''ASKY Airlines''' is a private multinational passenger [[airline]] serving West and Central Africa, with its head office in [[Lomé]], [[Togo]], and its hub at [[Lomé–Tokoin International Airport]].<ref name ="ET1">{{cite web|url=https://corporate.ethiopianairlines.com/Press-release-open-page/ethiopian-and-asky-airlines-sign-mou-on-strategic-partnership-and-investment---01-july-2008|title=Ethiopian and ASKY Airlines Sign MoU on Strategic Partnership and Investment|date=1 July 2008|publisher=Ethiopian Airlines}}</ref>


The airline is a strategic partner of [[Ethiopian Airlines]], and has been consistently profitable since 2017.<ref name = "AfricaReport" />
The airline is a strategic partner of [[Ethiopian Airlines]], and has been consistently profitable since 2017.<ref name = "AfricaReport" />It has been awarded the title of ‘Best Airline in West Africa 2023’ at the seventh Accraweizo event held in Accra, Ghana. The airline was recognized for its outstanding contributions to the aviation sector in the region.<ref>{{cite news |title=Asky named Best Airline in West Africa |url=https://nigerianobservernews.com/2024/07/asky-named-best-airline-in-west-africa/ |access-date=2 August 2024 |agency=The Nigerian Observer}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
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Originally planned for April 2009, the first revenue flight took place on 15 January 2010.{{Citation needed|date=August 2011}}
Originally planned for April 2009, the first revenue flight took place on 15 January 2010.{{Citation needed|date=August 2011}}


In 2020 ASKY Airlines was found to be operating the world's shortest international flight route, between [[N'djili Airport|Kinshasa]] and [[Maya-Maya Airport|Brazzaville]], at {{convert|13|mi|km}}.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Curran |first1=Andrew |title=What Are The World's Shortest International Routes? |url=https://simpleflying.com/shortest-international-routes/ |website=Simple Flying |access-date=9 July 2023 |date=26 April 2020}}</ref>
In 2020 ASKY Airlines was found to be operating the world's shortest international flight route, between [[N'djili Airport|Kinshasa]] and [[Maya-Maya Airport|Brazzaville]], at {{convert|13|mi|km}}.{{cn|date=June 2024}}


==Corporate affairs==
==Corporate affairs==
[[File:ETAOK-DGAA.jpg|thumb|right|An Asky Airlines [[Boeing 737-700]] at [[Kotoka International Airport]], [[Accra]], [[Ghana]] in 2019.]]
===Ownership===
===Ownership===
The airline is privately owned. Main shareholders are [[Ethiopian Airlines]] (40%), [[Ecobank]], BIDC, [[West African Development Bank|BOAD]], Sakhumnotho Group Holding and other West and Central African private investors.<ref name="AFRAA2019"/>
The airline is privately owned. Main shareholders are [[Ethiopian Airlines]] (40%), [[Ecobank]], BIDC, [[West African Development Bank|BOAD]], Sakhumnotho Group Holding, and other West and Central African private investors as well as the Togolese government having a minority stake of 14.39%.<ref name="AFRAA2019"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Togo Acquires Stake in ASKY Airlines as Momentum Grows with Boeing 737-Max Addition |url=https://airspace-africa.com/2023/08/28/togo-acquires-stake-in-asky-airlines-as-momentum-grows-with-boeing-737-max-addition/ |website=Airspace Africa |access-date=30 November 2023}}</ref>


===Business trends===
===Business trends===
Asky Airlines has been reported as being profitable,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/28637-togos-asky-airlines-open-to-south-african-airways-buy-in|title=Togo's Asky Airlines open to South African Airways buy-in|publisher=ch-aviation|date=9 June 2014}}</ref> although accounts do not seem to have been published. The airline states that it was first profitable in 2015, and then again from 2017 to 2019.<ref name = "AfricaReport" />
Asky Airlines has been reported as being profitable,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/28637-togos-asky-airlines-open-to-south-african-airways-buy-in|title=Togo's Asky Airlines open to South African Airways buy-in|publisher=ch-aviation|date=9 June 2014}}</ref> although accounts do not seem to have been published. The airline states that it first registered a profit in 2015 and has been consistently profitable since 2017.<ref name = "AfricaReport" /> In the 2021 fiscal year, Asky made a profit of over 12 million dollars, and in 2022, it made a profit of 30 million dollars.<ref>{{cite web |title=Scrapping multiple destinations’ll be disservice to Nigerians –Tasew, Ethiopian Airline CEO |url=https://sunnewsonline.com/scrapping-multiple-destinationsll-be-disservice-to-nigerians-tasew-ethiopian-airline-ceo-2/ |website=The Sun |access-date=26 November 2023}}</ref> The airline has carried over 1.2 million passengers in 2019 alone with 15 aircraft serving 28 destinations across west, central, south and eastern Africa with a plan to expand to north Africa.<ref>{{cite web |title=ASKY Airlines signs lease for 2 Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft |url=https://aviationsourcenews.com/airline/asky-airlines-signs-lease-for-2-boeing-737-8-max-aircraft/ |website=Aviation Source |access-date=26 November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Aviation: ASKY is the Pan African Airline,it is Profitable within 13 years with 15 Planes flying to 28 cities – CEO Esayas WoldeMariam Hailu |url=https://atqnews.com/aviation-asky-is-the-pan-african-airlineit-is-profitable-within-13-years-with-15-planes-flying-to-28-cities-ceo-esayas-woldemariam-hailu/ |website=atqnews.com |access-date=26 November 2023}}</ref>


Recent available figures (largely from [[African Airlines Association|AFRAA]] reports) are shown below (for years ending 31 December):
Recent available figures (largely from [[African Airlines Association|AFRAA]] reports) are shown below (for years ending 31 December):
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| align=center|458
| align=center|458
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| Number of passengers (000s)
| Number of passengers (000s)
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| align=center|488
| align=center|488
| align=center|559
| align=center|559
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! align=center|1,200
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| Passenger load factor (%)
| Passenger load factor (%)
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| Number of aircraft (at year end)
| Number of aircraft (at year-end)
| align=center|8
| align=center|8
| align=center|7
| align=center|7
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| <small>''Notes/sources''</small>
| <small>''Notes/sources''</small>
| align=center|<ref name="AFRAA2017">{{cite web|title= AFRAA Annual Report 2017|publisher= AFRAA|url=https://afraa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/AFRAA-Annual-Report-2017-1.pdf|date= 2017}}</ref>
| align=center|<ref name="AFRAA2017">{{cite web|title= AFRAA Annual Report 2017|publisher= AFRAA|url= https://afraa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/AFRAA-Annual-Report-2017-1.pdf|date= 2017|access-date= 2020-02-20|archive-date= 2019-01-15|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190115023117/https://afraa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/AFRAA-Annual-Report-2017-1.pdf|url-status= dead}}</ref>
| align=center|<ref name="AFRAA2018">{{cite web|title= AFRAA Annual Report 2018|publisher= AFRAA|url=https://afraa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/AR_20181.pdf|date= 2018}}</ref>
| align=center|<ref name="AFRAA2018">{{cite web|title= AFRAA Annual Report 2018|publisher= AFRAA|url=https://afraa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/AR_20181.pdf|date= 2018}}</ref>
| align=center|<ref name="AFRAA2019">{{cite web|title= AFRAA Annual Report 2019|publisher= AFRAA|url=https://afraa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Annual-Report_2019.pdf|date= 2019}}</ref>
| align=center|<ref name="AFRAA2019">{{cite web|title= AFRAA Annual Report 2019|publisher= AFRAA|url=https://afraa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Annual-Report_2019.pdf|date= 2019}}</ref>
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==Destinations==
==Destinations==
Asky Airlines serves the following 19 scheduled destinations throughout West and Central Africa from its hub at Lome (October 2017):<ref name ="Network">{{cite web|url=http://www.flyasky.com/asky/en/infos/Alerte/NEW-SCHEDULE-EFFECTIVE-NOVEMBER-1-2017-88.aspx|title=NEW SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 1, 2017|work=flyasky.com|access-date=12 October 2017}}</ref>
As of 2023, Asky airlines serves 28 destinations in 26 countries within Africa, focusing on developing a strong intra-Africa network that fosters regional development, tourism, economic growth, and regional integration as a major economic catalyst within the continent with its long-term goal of a sustainable business focused on profitability.<ref>{{cite web |title=ASKY launches flight to Nairobi (Kenya) from Lomé hub (Press release) |url=https://www.noocultures.info/asky-launches-flight-to-nairobi-kenya-from-lome-hub-press-release/ |website=NO'OCULTURES |access-date=26 November 2023}}</ref> The Airline served the following 19 scheduled destinations throughout West and Central Africa from its hub at Lome until October 2017.<ref name ="Network">{{cite web|url=http://www.flyasky.com/asky/en/infos/Alerte/NEW-SCHEDULE-EFFECTIVE-NOVEMBER-1-2017-88.aspx|title=NEW SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 1, 2017|work=flyasky.com|access-date=12 October 2017}}</ref>

[[File:ASKY_Network_effective_Nov_2016.png|thumb|ASKY Route Network]]
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| [[Abidjan]] || {{flag|Côte d'Ivoire}} || align=center|ABJ || align=center|DIAP || [[Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport]] || align=center|<ref name="Network"/>
| [[Abidjan]] || Côte d'Ivoire || align=center|ABJ || align=center|DIAP || [[Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport]] || align=center|<ref name="Network"/>
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| [[Abuja]] || {{flag|Nigeria}} || align=center|ABV || align=center|DNAA || [[Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport]]|| align=center|<ref name="Network"/>
| [[Abuja]] || Nigeria || align=center|ABV || align=center|DNAA || [[Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport]]|| align=center|<ref name="Network"/>
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| [[Accra]] || {{flag|Ghana}} || align=center|ACC || align=center|DGAA|| [[Kotoka International Airport]]|| align=center|<ref name="Network"/>
| [[Accra]] || Ghana || align=center|ACC || align=center|DGAA|| [[Kotoka International Airport]]|| align=center|<ref name="Network"/>
|-
|-
| [[Bamako]] || {{flag|Mali}} || align=center|BKO || align=center|GABS|| [[Bamako-Sénou International Airport]] || align=center|<ref name="Network"/>
| [[Bamako]] || Mali || align=center|BKO || align=center|GABS|| [[Bamako-Sénou International Airport]] || align=center|<ref name="Network"/>
|-
|-
| [[Bangui]] || {{flag|Central African Republic}} || align=center|BGF || align=center|FEFF || [[Bangui M'Poko International Airport]] || align=center|<ref name="Network"/>
| [[Bangui]] || Central African Republic || align=center|BGF || align=center|FEFF || [[Bangui M'Poko International Airport]] || align=center|<ref name="Network"/>
|-
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| [[Banjul]] || {{flag|Gambia}} || align=center|BJL || align=center|GBYD || [[Banjul International Airport]] || align=center|<ref name="Network"/>
| [[Banjul]] || Gambia || align=center|BJL || align=center|GBYD || [[Banjul International Airport]] || align=center|<ref name="Network"/>
|-
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| [[Bissau]]|| {{flagicon|Guinea-Bissau}} [[Guinea-Bissau]] || align=center|OXB || align=center|GGOV || [[Osvaldo Vieira International Airport]] || align=center|<ref name="Network"/>
| [[Bissau]]|| Guinea-Bissau || align=center|OXB || align=center|GGOV || [[Osvaldo Vieira International Airport]] || align=center|<ref name="Network"/>
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| [[Brazzaville]] || {{flag|Republic of the Congo}} || align=center|BZV || align=center|FCBB|| [[Maya-Maya Airport]] || align=center|<ref name="Network"/>
| [[Brazzaville]] || Republic of the Congo || align=center|BZV || align=center|FCBB|| [[Maya-Maya Airport]] || align=center|<ref name="Network"/>
|-
|-
| [[Conakry]] || {{flag|Guinea}} || align=center|CKY || align=center|GUCY || [[Conakry International Airport]] || align=center|<ref name="Network"/>
| [[Conakry]] || Guinea || align=center|CKY || align=center|GUCY || [[Conakry International Airport]] || align=center|<ref name="Network"/>
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| [[Cotonou]] || {{flag|Benin}}||align=center|COO ||align=center|DBBB||[[Cadjehoun Airport]]||align=center|<ref name="Network"/>
| [[Cotonou]] || Benin||align=center|COO ||align=center|DBBB||[[Cadjehoun Airport]]||align=center|<ref name="Network"/>
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| [[Dakar]] || {{flag|Senegal}} || align=center|DSS || align=center|GOBD || [[Blaise Diagne International Airport]]|| align=center|<ref name="Network"/>
| [[Dakar]] || Senegal || align=center|DSS || align=center|GOBD || [[Blaise Diagne International Airport]]|| align=center|<ref name="Network"/>
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| [[Douala]] || {{flag|Cameroon}} || align=center|DLA || align=center|FKKD || [[Douala International Airport]]|| align=center|<ref name="Network"/>
| [[Douala]] || Cameroon || align=center|DLA || align=center|FKKD || [[Douala International Airport]]|| align=center|<ref name="Network"/>
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| [[Freetown]] || {{flag|Sierra Leone}} || align=center|FNA || align=center|GFLL || [[Lungi International Airport]] || align=center|<ref name="Network"/>
| [[Freetown]] || Sierra Leone || align=center|FNA || align=center|GFLL || [[Lungi International Airport]] || align=center|<ref name="Network"/>
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| [[Johannesburg]] || {{flag|South Africa}} || align=center|JNB || align=center| FAOR ||[[O. R. Tambo International Airport]]|| align=center|<ref name="Network"/>
| [[Johannesburg]] || South Africa || align=center|JNB || align=center| FAOR ||[[O. R. Tambo International Airport]]|| align=center|<ref name="Network"/>
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| [[Kinshasa]] || {{flag|Democratic Republic of Congo}} || align=center|FIH || align=center|FZAA || [[N'djili Airport]] || align=center|<ref name="Network"/>
| [[Kinshasa]] || Democratic Republic of Congo || align=center|FIH || align=center|FZAA || [[N'djili Airport]] || align=center|<ref name="Network"/>
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| [[Lagos]] || {{flag|Nigeria}} || align=center| LOS || align=center| DNMM || [[Murtala Mohammed International Airport]]|| align=center|<ref name="Network"/>
| [[Lagos]] || Nigeria || align=center| LOS || align=center| DNMM || [[Murtala Mohammed International Airport]]|| align=center|<ref name="Network"/>
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| [[Libreville]]|| {{flag|Gabon}} || align=center| LBV || align=center| FOOL|| [[Léon-Mba International Airport]] || align=center|<ref name="Network"/>
| [[Libreville]]|| Gabon || align=center| LBV || align=center| FOOL|| [[Léon-Mba International Airport]] || align=center|<ref name="Network"/>
|-style="background-color:#FDD017"
|-style="background-color:#FDD017"
| [[Lomé]] || {{flag|Togo}} || align=center| LFW || align=center| DXXX ||[[Gnassingbé Eyadéma International Airport]]|| align=center|<ref name="Network"/>
| [[Lomé]] || Togo || align=center| LFW || align=center| DXXX ||[[Gnassingbé Eyadéma International Airport]]|| align=center|<ref name="Network"/>
|-style="background-color:#FFFF80"
| [[Luanda]] || Angola|| align=center| LAD ||align=center| FNLU || [[Quatro de Fevereiro Airport]] || align=center|<ref name="Network"/>
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| [[Malabo]] || {{flag|Equatorial Guinea}} || align=center|SSG || align=center|FGSL|| [[Malabo International Airport]] || align=center|<ref name="Network"/>
| [[Malabo]] || Equatorial Guinea || align=center|SSG || align=center|FGSL|| [[Malabo International Airport]] || align=center|<ref name="Network"/>
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| [[Monrovia]] || {{flag|Liberia}} || align=center|ROB|| align=center|GLRB|| [[Roberts International Airport]] || align=center|<ref name="Network"/>
| [[Monrovia]] || Liberia || align=center|ROB|| align=center|GLRB|| [[Roberts International Airport]] || align=center|<ref name="Network"/>
|-style="background-color:#B6B6B4"
|-style="background-color:#B6B6B4"
| [[Monrovia]] || {{flag|Liberia}} || align=center|MLW|| align=center|GLMR|| [[Spriggs Payne Airport]] || align=center|<ref name="Network"/>
| [[Monrovia]] || Liberia || align=center|MLW|| align=center|GLMR|| [[Spriggs Payne Airport]] || align=center|<ref name="Network"/>
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|-
| [[N'Djamena]] || {{flag|Chad}}|| align=center|NDJ || align=center|FTTJ|| [[N'Djamena International Airport]] || align=center|<ref name="Network"/>
| [[N'Djamena]] || Chad|| align=center|NDJ || align=center|FTTJ|| [[N'Djamena International Airport]] || align=center|<ref name="Network"/>
|-style="background-color:#FFFF80"
| [[Nairobi]] || Kenya ||align=center|NBO || align=center|HKJK||[[Jomo Kenyatta International Airport]] <br /> (begins 1 October 2023) ||align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230804-kp4q23nbo|title=ASKY AIRLINES ADDS LOME – NAIROBI IN 4Q23|work=Aeroroutes|access-date=4 August 2023}}</ref>
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| [[Niamey]] || {{flag|Niger}}|| align=center| NIM || align=center| DRRN || [[Diori Hamani International Airport]] || align=center|<ref name="Network"/>
| [[Niamey]] || Niger|| align=center| NIM || align=center| DRRN || [[Diori Hamani International Airport]] || align=center|<ref name="Network"/>
|-style="background-color:#FFFF80"
|-style="background-color:#FFFF80"
| [[Nouakchott]] || {{flag|Mauritania}}|| align=center| NKC ||align=center| GQNO || [[Nouakchott-Oumtounsy International Airport]] || align=center|<ref name="Network"/>
| [[Nouakchott]] || Mauritania|| align=center| NKC ||align=center| GQNO || [[Nouakchott-Oumtounsy International Airport]] || align=center|<ref name="Network"/>
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| [[Ouagadougou]] || {{flag|Burkina Faso}} || align=center| OUA || align=center| DFFD || [[Thomas Sankara International Airport Ouagadougou|Thomas Sankara International Airport]] || align=center|<ref name="Network"/>
| [[Ouagadougou]] || Burkina Faso || align=center| OUA || align=center| DFFD || [[Thomas Sankara International Airport Ouagadougou|Thomas Sankara International Airport]] || align=center|<ref name="Network"/>
|-style="background-color:#B6B6B4"
|-style="background-color:#B6B6B4"
| [[Pointe Noire]] || {{flag|Republic of the Congo}} || align=center|PNR || align=center|FCPP || [[Agostinho-Neto International Airport]] || align=center|<ref name="Network"/>
| [[Pointe Noire]] || Republic of the Congo || align=center|PNR || align=center|FCPP || [[Agostinho-Neto International Airport]] || align=center|<ref name="Network"/>
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| [[Yaoundé]] || {{flag|Cameroon}} || align=center| NSI || align=center| FKYS || [[Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport]] || align=center|<ref name="Network"/>
| [[Praia]] || Cape Verde || align=center| RAI || align=center| GVNP || [[Nelson Mandela International Airport]] || align=center|<ref name="Network"/>
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| [[Yaoundé]] || Cameroon || align=center| NSI || align=center| FKYS || [[Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport]] || align=center|<ref name="Network"/>
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==Fleet==
==Fleet==
[[File:Asky-airlines-q400-douala-cameroon-in-rain.jpg|thumb|200px|ASKY Airlines Q400 at Douala, Cameroon (2013)]]
[[File:Asky-airlines-q400-douala-cameroon-in-rain.jpg|thumb|ASKY Airlines Q400 at Douala, Cameroon (2013)]]
The ASKY Airlines fleet comprises the following aircraft as of April 2021:
The ASKY Airlines fleet comprises the following aircraft as of November 2023:<ref>{{cite web |title=Asky Airlines Fleet Details and History |url=https://www.planespotters.net/airline/Asky-Airlines |website=Plainspotters.net |access-date=30 November 2023}}</ref>
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|[[Boeing 737 Next Generation|Boeing 737-700]]
|align=left|[[Boeing 737-700]]
|5
|1
|&mdash;
|&mdash;
|16
|16
|99
|99
|115
|115
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|-
|[[Boeing 737 Next Generation|Boeing 737-800]]
|align=left|[[Boeing 737-800]]
|5
|9
|&mdash;
|&mdash;
|16
|16
|138
|138
|154
|154
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|
|-
|-
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|4
|&mdash;
|16
|144
|160
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|-
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ASKY was one of the first airlines in the world to operate dual-class Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 aircraft, with a completely separate cabin for business class passengers.


==Accidents and incidents==
==Accidents and incidents==

Latest revision as of 05:52, 21 November 2024

Asky Airlines
IATA ICAO Call sign
KP SKK ASKY AIRLINE
FoundedJune 2008; 16 years ago (2008-06)
Commenced operations15 January 2010; 14 years ago (2010-01-15)
HubsLomé–Tokoin International Airport
Frequent-flyer programASKY Club
Fleet size14[1]
Destinations29[2]
HeadquartersLomé, Togo
Key people
Employees700 [5]
Websitewww.flyasky.com

ASKY Airlines is a private multinational passenger airline serving West and Central Africa, with its head office in Lomé, Togo, and its hub at Lomé–Tokoin International Airport.[6]

The airline is a strategic partner of Ethiopian Airlines, and has been consistently profitable since 2017.[7]It has been awarded the title of ‘Best Airline in West Africa 2023’ at the seventh Accraweizo event held in Accra, Ghana. The airline was recognized for its outstanding contributions to the aviation sector in the region.[8]

History

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Foundation

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After the pan-African airline Air Afrique went bankrupt in 2002, cross-border air transport in Africa became more difficult, especially in West and Central Africa. At a conference of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) at Niamey in Niger on 10 January 2004, it was decided to create a private, competitive, cost-effective airline offering all guarantees of safety and security for the region.[9]

In September 2005, under the initiative of Gervais Koffi G. Djondo, the company for the promotion of a regional airline (SPCAR) was set up, which led to various feasibility studies and market studies, and sought financial and strategic partners; this led to the establishment of ASKY Airlines in November 2007 with Gervais Koffi G. Djondo as President. On 17 January 2008, the General Meeting to establish the new international private airline was held in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. 80% of shares were to be held by private investors, and 20% by public financial institutions whose mission is to support privately-owned development institutions.[10] Ethiopian Airlines became the technical and strategic partner under a management contract for the first five years of operation, holding a 40% stake.[11][12]

Originally planned for April 2009, the first revenue flight took place on 15 January 2010.[citation needed]

In 2020 ASKY Airlines was found to be operating the world's shortest international flight route, between Kinshasa and Brazzaville, at 13 miles (21 km).[citation needed]

Corporate affairs

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An Asky Airlines Boeing 737-700 at Kotoka International Airport, Accra, Ghana in 2019.

Ownership

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The airline is privately owned. Main shareholders are Ethiopian Airlines (40%), Ecobank, BIDC, BOAD, Sakhumnotho Group Holding, and other West and Central African private investors as well as the Togolese government having a minority stake of 14.39%.[13][14]

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Asky Airlines has been reported as being profitable,[15] although accounts do not seem to have been published. The airline states that it first registered a profit in 2015 and has been consistently profitable since 2017.[7] In the 2021 fiscal year, Asky made a profit of over 12 million dollars, and in 2022, it made a profit of 30 million dollars.[16] The airline has carried over 1.2 million passengers in 2019 alone with 15 aircraft serving 28 destinations across west, central, south and eastern Africa with a plan to expand to north Africa.[17][18]

Recent available figures (largely from AFRAA reports) are shown below (for years ending 31 December):

2016 2017 2018 2019
Turnover (XOF billions) 95.0
Net profit / loss (XOF billions) loss profit profit profit
Number of employees (at year end) 454 458 >500
Number of passengers (000s) 488 488 559 1,200
Passenger load factor (%) 63.2 61.5 61.0
Number of aircraft (at year-end) 8 7 8 8
Notes/sources [19] [20] [13] [21][7]

Destinations

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As of 2023, Asky airlines serves 28 destinations in 26 countries within Africa, focusing on developing a strong intra-Africa network that fosters regional development, tourism, economic growth, and regional integration as a major economic catalyst within the continent with its long-term goal of a sustainable business focused on profitability.[22] The Airline served the following 19 scheduled destinations throughout West and Central Africa from its hub at Lome until October 2017.[23]

Hub
Future
Terminated route
City Country IATA ICAO Airport Refs
Abidjan Côte d'Ivoire ABJ DIAP Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport [23]
Abuja Nigeria ABV DNAA Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport [23]
Accra Ghana ACC DGAA Kotoka International Airport [23]
Bamako Mali BKO GABS Bamako-Sénou International Airport [23]
Bangui Central African Republic BGF FEFF Bangui M'Poko International Airport [23]
Banjul Gambia BJL GBYD Banjul International Airport [23]
Bissau Guinea-Bissau OXB GGOV Osvaldo Vieira International Airport [23]
Brazzaville Republic of the Congo BZV FCBB Maya-Maya Airport [23]
Conakry Guinea CKY GUCY Conakry International Airport [23]
Cotonou Benin COO DBBB Cadjehoun Airport [23]
Dakar Senegal DSS GOBD Blaise Diagne International Airport [23]
Douala Cameroon DLA FKKD Douala International Airport [23]
Freetown Sierra Leone FNA GFLL Lungi International Airport [23]
Johannesburg South Africa JNB FAOR O. R. Tambo International Airport [23]
Kinshasa Democratic Republic of Congo FIH FZAA N'djili Airport [23]
Lagos Nigeria LOS DNMM Murtala Mohammed International Airport [23]
Libreville Gabon LBV FOOL Léon-Mba International Airport [23]
Lomé Togo LFW DXXX Gnassingbé Eyadéma International Airport [23]
Luanda Angola LAD FNLU Quatro de Fevereiro Airport [23]
Malabo Equatorial Guinea SSG FGSL Malabo International Airport [23]
Monrovia Liberia ROB GLRB Roberts International Airport [23]
Monrovia Liberia MLW GLMR Spriggs Payne Airport [23]
N'Djamena Chad NDJ FTTJ N'Djamena International Airport [23]
Nairobi Kenya NBO HKJK Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
(begins 1 October 2023)		 [24]
Niamey Niger NIM DRRN Diori Hamani International Airport [23]
Nouakchott Mauritania NKC GQNO Nouakchott-Oumtounsy International Airport [23]
Ouagadougou Burkina Faso OUA DFFD Thomas Sankara International Airport [23]
Pointe Noire Republic of the Congo PNR FCPP Agostinho-Neto International Airport [23]
Praia Cape Verde RAI GVNP Nelson Mandela International Airport [23]
Yaoundé Cameroon NSI FKYS Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport [23]

Alliances and codeshare agreements

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Asky is able to connect flights in its network to various points in the Ethiopian Airlines network, with whom it has codeshare arrangements, via Addis Ababa and beyond to the Middle East, Far East, and East Africa. In 2021, ASKY became a member of IATA.[25]

Fleet

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ASKY Airlines Q400 at Douala, Cameroon (2013)

The ASKY Airlines fleet comprises the following aircraft as of November 2023:[26]

Asky Airlines fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
C Y Total
Boeing 737-700 1 — 16 99 115
Boeing 737-800 9 — 16 138 154
Boeing 737 MAX 8 4 — 16 144 160
Total 14

Accidents and incidents

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References

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  1. ^ "Togo's ASKY Looks To Add Its First Boeing 787s In 2026". Victoria Moores. Aviation Week Network. October 28, 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Togo acquires minority stake in ASKY for about $10mn". ch-aviation. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Asky: the challenges of Esayas Woldemariam, new general manager".
  4. ^ "Asky appoints new Chief Commercial Officer".
  5. ^ "Asky: future plans towards Europe and Italy". T and A Advtraining. November 28, 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Ethiopian and ASKY Airlines Sign MoU on Strategic Partnership and Investment". Ethiopian Airlines. 1 July 2008.
  7. ^ a b c Nelly Fualdes (22 April 2021). "Asky remains determined to make its mark despite Covid-19". The Africa Report.
  8. ^ "Asky named Best Airline in West Africa". The Nigerian Observer. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Reasons to be". flyasky.com. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  10. ^ "ASKY A new African airline - eTurboNews.com". eturbonews.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  11. ^ "ASKY airline West Africa regional airline first flight in April 2009 - DWS Aviation". dancewithshadows.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  12. ^ "ASKY Airlines eyes expansion to Southern Africa and Europe as it celebrates its third birthday". centreforaviation.com. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  13. ^ a b "AFRAA Annual Report 2019" (PDF). AFRAA. 2019.
  14. ^ "Togo Acquires Stake in ASKY Airlines as Momentum Grows with Boeing 737-Max Addition". Airspace Africa. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  15. ^ "Togo's Asky Airlines open to South African Airways buy-in". ch-aviation. 9 June 2014.
  16. ^ "Scrapping multiple destinations'll be disservice to Nigerians –Tasew, Ethiopian Airline CEO". The Sun. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  17. ^ "ASKY Airlines signs lease for 2 Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft". Aviation Source. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  18. ^ "Aviation: ASKY is the Pan African Airline,it is Profitable within 13 years with 15 Planes flying to 28 cities – CEO Esayas WoldeMariam Hailu". atqnews.com. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  19. ^ "AFRAA Annual Report 2017" (PDF). AFRAA. 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-01-15. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
  20. ^ "AFRAA Annual Report 2018" (PDF). AFRAA. 2018.
  21. ^ "AFRAA Annual Report 2020" (PDF). AFRAA. 2020.
  22. ^ "ASKY launches flight to Nairobi (Kenya) from Lomé hub (Press release)". NO'OCULTURES. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  23. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad "NEW SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 1, 2017". flyasky.com. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  24. ^ "ASKY AIRLINES ADDS LOME – NAIROBI IN 4Q23". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  25. ^ "Current Airline Members".
  26. ^ "Asky Airlines Fleet Details and History". Plainspotters.net. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  27. ^ "ASKY Airlines". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
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