Bestfly Cabo Verde
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Founded | 2015 | as Binter Cabo Verde||||||
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Commenced operations | 12 November 2016 | ||||||
Ceased operations | March 5, 2024 | ||||||
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Fleet size | 1 | ||||||
Destinations | 7 | ||||||
Parent company | BestFly World Wide (70%), Government of Cape Verde (30%) | ||||||
Headquarters | Praia, Cape Verde | ||||||
Website | bestflycaboverde |
Bestfly Cabo Verde (legally, and previously doing business as, TICV - Transportes Interilhas de Cabo Verde) was a scheduled and charter, passenger and cargo airline based in Praia, Cape Verde.[1] It operated inter-island services untile March 2024, when the airline ceased all flight operations. Its main base was Nelson Mandela International Airport. The company was founded in 2015 as Binter Cabo Verde.
History[edit]
The airline was founded in 2015 as Binter Cabo Verde, a subsidiary of Spanish airline Binter Canarias. Operations commenced on 12 November 2016 with flights connecting the islands of Santiago, Sal and São Vicente.[2] Binter Cabo Verde took over inter-island flights after TACV discontinued its domestic operations on 1 August 2017 due to restructuring and privatisation.[3]
In August 2019, the airline changed its name from Binter Cabo Verde (Binter CV) to Transportes Interilhas de Cabo Verde (TICV).[4] Binter Canarias divested in the airline in June 2021, selling its majority 70% stake to Angolan airline BestFly Worldwide with the remaining 30% owned by the Government of Cape Verde.[5] The company has since rebranded the airline as Bestfly Cabo Verde.[1]
The airlines suspended all flight operations on March 5, 2024.
Destinations[edit]
As of July 2022, Bestfly Cabo Verde flies to all seven Cape Verde airports.[6]
Island | Country | Airport | Notes |
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Boa Vista | Cape Verde | Aristides Pereira International Airport | |
Maio | Cape Verde | Maio Airport | |
Sal | Cape Verde | Amílcar Cabral International Airport | |
Santiago | Cape Verde | Nelson Mandela International Airport | Hub |
São Filipe | Cape Verde | São Filipe Airport | |
Sao Nicolau | Cape Verde | Preguiça Airport | |
São Vicente | Cape Verde | Cesária Évora Airport |
Current fleet[edit]
As of March 2024, the Bestfly Cabo Verde fleet consists of the following aircraft:[7]
Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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ATR 72 | 1 | — | 72 | |
Total | 1 | — |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "BestFly - Quem somos" [Bestfly - Who we are]. Bestfly Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ "Binter CV celebra su primer año conectando las islas de Cabo Verde" [Binter celebrates its first year connecting the islands of Cape Verde]. Binter Canarias (in Spanish). 11 November 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ "TACV Ends Domestic Cape Verde Operations". CH-Aviation. 2 August 2017.
- ^ "Binter muda de nome para Transportes Interilhas de Cabo Verde" [Binter changes its name to Transportes Interilhas de Cabo Verde]. O Jornal Economico (in Portuguese). 19 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ^ "Spanish airline Binter sells Cape Verde operation to Angolan BestFly". Further Africa. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "BestFly - Horários" [Bestfly - Timings]. Bestfly Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ "Bestfly Cape Verde Fleet Details and History". Plane Spotters. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
External links[edit]
Media related to Binter Cabo Verde at Wikimedia Commons