Air Sénégal (HC, Dakar Blaise Diagne International) has returned one of its two ATR72-600s to revenue service after being grounded for months, while the sister ship remains in maintenance, according to ch-aviation and ADS-B data.
6V-ASN (msn1452) returned to service on May 29, from Dakar Blaise Diagne International on the domestic route to Cap Skirring, and on two regional routes, to Banjul in the Gambia and Sal Amilcar Cabral International in Cabo Verde. The 8.7-year-old company-owned turboprop has been operated by the Senegalese flag carrier since new.
In 2024, Air Sénégal signalled its intention to exit the large turboprop market and put both ATR72s up for sale, amid broader operational and fleet management challenges. At the time, the airline was reportedly transitioning to smaller Let 410s for domestic routes.
However, in October 2025, the airline announced that 6V-ASN, which had been stored at Nouakchott in Mauritania since March 2024, would return to service to reinforce domestic operations.
The other company-owned ATR – Avions de Transport Régional turboprop, 6V-AMS (msn 1447), has been parked for maintenance at Ben Slimane in Morocco since December 1, 2023. The pair are Air Sénégal’s only in-house aircraft, according to ch-aviation data.
The carrier relies heavily on wet-leased capacity, currently encompassing two A320-200s and two B737-800s, all from from GetJet Airlines, and one B777-200ER from MyWay Airlines.
ch-aviation has contacted Air Sénégal for comment.