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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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