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Trans Air Congo

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Trans Air Congo
IATA ICAO Call sign
Q8 TSG TRANS-AIR-CONGO
Founded24 August 1994; 30 years ago (1994-08-24)
Hubs
Frequent-flyer programMilesPlus
Fleet size1
Destinations5
HeadquartersPointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo
Websitewww.flytransaircongo.com

Trans Air Congo (TAC) is an airline based at Pointe Noire Airport in Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo.

History

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The company was established on 24 August 1994 by the El-Hage family and started services with a single Let 410 aircraft. Early services were largely between Brazzaville and Pointe Noire. In December 1994 an Antonov An-24 joined the fleet, followed in 1996 by a Boeing 727-200 and Yakovlev Yak-42. Late 1997 saw the airline having to move temporarily to Johannesburg in South Africa to avoid a civil war.

Destinations

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Trans Air Congo operates services to the following destinations:

Fleet

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Trans Air Congo Boeing 737-300

Current fleet

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The Trans Air Congo fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of January 2024):[1]

Trans Air Congo Fleet
Aircraft In
Service
Orders Passengers Notes
Boeing 737-300 1 0 148
Total 1 0

Former fleet

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The airline previously operated the following aircraft:

Certification

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Trans Air Congo has been delivered the IOSA certificate until 2015.[3]

MilesPlus

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MilesPlus is the frequent flyer program developed by TAC. Registration is free and open to every passengers. First company in Congo to develop a fidelity program, MilesPlus has proved to be a successful tool as the program enrolled more than 2200 members since its creation in 2012. MilesPlus offers 4 different cards (Blue, Silver, Gold and Platinum).

Incidents and accidents

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References

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  1. ^ Trans Air Congo (TAC) Fleet Details and History planespotters.net, accessdate 22 September 2020
  2. ^ "Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2016): 12.
  3. ^ IATA. "IATA - IOSA Registry". www.iata.org. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Congo: Cargo plane crashes in Pointe-Noire". BBC News. 21 March 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
  5. ^ "Trans Air Congo AN12 at Ponte-Noire on Mar 21, 2011". The Aviation Herald. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
  6. ^ "Congo plane crash toll reaches 23". Herald Sun. 22 March 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
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