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Mauritania Airlines International L6

Mauritania Airlines International (code L6) is an airline based in Mauritania. A full-service carrier — the fare usually includes a checked bag, a meal and seat selection.

IATA codeL6
ICAO codeMAI
Home countryMauritania
The airline in numbers

Mauritania Airlines International — facts & history

We gathered Mauritania Airlines International's numbers from the open datasets, flying since 2010.

Founded
2010
16 years ago
Headquarters
Nouakchott

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. In April 2018, the airline rebranded from Mauritania Airlines International to Mauritania Airlines. It is the only airline currently flying domestically within Mauritania.

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Route network

Where Mauritania Airlines International flies

Main bases (by number of routes): נואקשוט (NKC) · קוטונוא (COO) · קזבלנקה (CMN) · במאקו (BKO) · נואדיבו (NDB) · שדה תעופה טזדיט (זוארת) (OUZ)

Key destinations

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Compensation for a Mauritania Airlines International flight

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Which alliance is Mauritania Airlines International in?
Mauritania Airlines International is not part of any of the three major alliances.
What is Mauritania Airlines International's flight code?
The IATA code is L6, the ICAO code is MAI.
Where does Mauritania Airlines International operate most of its flights from?
The main base is Nouakschott (NKC), then Cotonou (COO). In total the airline serves about 13 destinations.

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Sources: Airline data: OpenFlights (ODbL) · logos: airhex