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Air Sénégal faces grounded aircraft and creditor disputes

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Air Sénégal, the state-owned national airline, is facing grounded aircraft, a legal dispute with its creditors and a reduced regional network. Founded in 2017 under Macky Sall’s presidency, the company has encountered a succession of difficulties, reports Le Monde.

Air Sénégal, Senegal’s state-owned national airline, is facing several grounded aircraft, a legal dispute with its creditors and a shrinking regional network, reports Le Monde, cited by Kassataya.

Founded in 2017 under former Senegalese president Macky Sall, who led the country from 2012 to 2024, the airline has weathered a series of crises and gradually become mired in serious financial difficulties, according to Le Monde.

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