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| Founded | 2001 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 2004 | ||||||
| Hubs | Conakry, Beirut | ||||||
| Headquarters | Conakry, Guinea | ||||||
Union des Transports Africains de Guinée was a Guinean airline. It operated for only three years, and ended operations after mismanagement that caused its Flight 141 to become overloaded, preventing it from properly taking off and causing it to crash into the sea.
Accidents and incidents
UTA Flight 141 was a regularly scheduled flight from Benin to Lebanon. On Christmas 2003, it crashed into the Bight of Benin due to imbalanced cargo and an excess of passengers. Of the 163 passengers onboard, 141 people died.
See also
References
External links
- Union des Transports Africains de Guinée at the Aviation Safety Network Database
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