Mauritania Airlines

Flag carrier of Mauritania

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Not to be confused with Air Mauritius.

Mauritania Airlines

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L6  | MAI  | MAURITANIA AIRLINES
Founded| December 2010; 14 years ago (2010-12)
Hubs| Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport
Fleet size| 7
Destinations| 15
Headquarters| Nouakchott, Mauritania
Website| mauritaniaairlines.mr

Mauritania Airlines, previously Mauritania Airlines International, is an airline based in Nouakchott, Mauritania, serving as flag carrier of the country. The company was set up in December 2010 in response to the demise of Mauritania Airways.[1] In April 2018, the airline rebranded from Mauritania Airlines International to Mauritania Airlines.[2] It is the only airline currently flying domestically within Mauritania.

## Destinations

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Mauritania Airlines has its base at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport (NKC). The company operates short- and medium-haul flights.

The airline was on the EU "blacklist" until December 2012, but it has since been removed.[3]

Country  | City  | Airport  | Notes  | Refs

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Benin | Cotonou | Cadjehoun Airport |  | [4]
Côte d'Ivoire | Abidjan | Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport |  | [5]
Gabon | Libreville | Léon-Mba International Airport |  | [4]
Guinea | Conakry | Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport |  | [5]
Mali | Bamako | Modibo Keita International Airport |  | [5][4]
Mauritania | Néma | Néma Airport |  | [6]
Nouadhibou | Nouadhibou International Airport |  |
Nouakchott | Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport | Hub |
Zouérat | Tazadit Airport |  |
Morocco | Casablanca | Mohammed V International Airport |  | [5]
Republic of the Congo | Brazzaville | Maya-Maya Airport |  |
Pointe-Noire | Agostinho-Neto International Airport |  |
Senegal | Dakar | Blaise Diagne International Airport |  | [5][4]
Sierra Leone | Freetown | Freetown International Airport |  |
Spain | Las Palmas | Gran Canaria Airport |  | [5]
Tunisia | Tunis | Tunis–Carthage International Airport |  | [5]

### Codeshare and Interline agreements

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Mauritania Airlines currently has a codeshare agreement with Royal Air Maroc[7] and Interline agreements with APG Airlines[8] and Hahn Air.[9]

## Fleet

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A Mauritania Airlines Embraer ERJ-145LR

### Current fleet

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As of October 2024[update], Mauritania Airlines operates the following aircraft:[10]

Mauritania Airlines fleet  Aircraft  | In service  | Orders  | Passengers  | Notes

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B | E | Total
Boeing 737-700 | 1  | —  |  |  | 115  |
Boeing 737-800 | 1  | —  | 16  | 144  | 160  |
Boeing 737 MAX 8 | 1[11][12] | —  | 16  | 144  | 160[13] |
Embraer ERJ-145 | 1  | —  | —  | 50  | 50  |
Embraer E175 | 2[14] | —  | TBA | 76  |
Airbus A320 | 1 (wet-leased)  | —  | —  | 180  | 180  | Wet-leased from Malta MedAir.[15][16]
Total  | 7  | 0  |

## Former fleet

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The airline previously operated the following aircraft (as of August 2017):[17]

* 2 Boeing 737-500

## See also

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* List of defunct airlines of Mauritania

## References

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1. ^ "Top news stories local and from around the world – MSN Philippines". news.ph.msn.com. Retrieved 2017-08-23.[permanent dead link]
2. ^ "Mauritania Airlines Int'l rebranded as Mauritania Airlines". Retrieved 27 April 2018.
3. ^ "European Commission – PRESS RELEASES – Press release – Aviation safety: Commission updates the European safety list of airlines". europa.eu. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
4. ^ a b c d "Mauritania Airlines flight L6 147: Multiple routes". FlightMapper.net. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
5. ^ a b c d e f g "Mauritania Airlines 1Q24 Boeing 737 Max operations". AeroRoutes. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
6. ^ "Mauritania Airlines flight L6 21: Nema - Nouakchott". FlightMapper.net. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
7. ^ https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2025/04/189363/royal-air-maroc-mauritania-airlines-strengthen-partnership-with-new-agreement/
8. ^ https://www.apgiet.com/all-partner-airlines.html
9. ^ https://www.hahnair.com/en/partner-carriers
10. ^ "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2019): 20.
11. ^ "News Releases/Statements". MediaRoom. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
12. ^ Primer Boeing 737 MAX 8 para Mauritania Airlines[usurped] Noticias Aéreas
13. ^ "Mise en service du nouvel avion Boeing 737-MAX 8". Mauritaniaairlines.mr. 2018-01-30. Archived from the original on 2018-02-11. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
14. ^ "PICTURE: Mauritania Airlines receives first E175". 2019-03-29.
15. ^ "Mauritania Airlines adds wet‑leased A320 capacity". ch-aviation. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
16. ^ "Mauritania Airlines Boosts Capacity with A320 Wet Lease". TravelNews.Africa. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
17. ^ "Global Airline Guide 2017 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2017): 21.

## External links

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