• Source: Bestfly Cabo Verde

Bestfly Cabo Verde (legally, and previously doing business as TICV - Transportes Interilhas de Cabo Verde and founded in 2015 as Binter Cabo Verde) is a scheduled and charter, passenger and cargo regional airline based in Praia, Cape Verde. It operates inter-island services. Its main base is Nelson Mandela International Airport. The airline has suspended all flights to date since mid-2023 and has yet to resume any active service.




History






= Foundation

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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. Binter Cabo Verde took over inter-island flights after TACV discontinued its domestic operations on 1 August 2017 due to restructuring and privatisation.
In August 2019, the airline changed its name from Binter Cabo Verde (Binter CV) to Transportes Interilhas de Cabo Verde (TICV). 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. The company has since rebranded the airline as Bestfly Cabo Verde.




= Suspensions

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In mid-2023, the airline briefly suspended most of its flights, citing operational difficulties. The airline announced to suspend all operations again from 19 April until 7 May 2024, however without resuming them since. It has been reported that the airline suspended its Cabo Verde services due to issues with its ACMI operations.




Destinations


As of July 2022, Bestfly Cabo Verde served all seven Cape Verde airports.




Fleet






= Current fleet

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As of March 2024, the Bestfly Cabo Verde fleet consisted of the following aircraft:




= Former fleet

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The airline previously also operated the following aircraft types:

Embraer 190




See also


Binter Canarias




References






External links


Media related to Binter Cabo Verde at Wikimedia Commons

Official website

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Bestfly Cabo Verde
• Cesária Évora Airport
• Nelson Mandela International Airport
• Amílcar Cabral International Airport
• List of ATR 72 operators
• List of passenger airlines
• List of Embraer E-Jet operators
• Binter Canarias