Cameroon Embarkation/Disembarkation Card

Cameroon Embarkation/Disembarkation Card

As distributed to passengers on Cameroon Airlines in 1975.  Nothing unusual about the card, but the star-crossed airline itself — as reported by Wikipedia — “Cameroon Airlines was operating as early as 1973, as until then flight operations were mostly executed by multi-national Air Afrique. Scheduled flights between Douala and Yaoundé were launched on 1 November of that year with an initial fleet of two Boeing 737-200 aircraft. Shortly thereafter, international flights commenced using an ex-Air France Boeing 707, which was replaced by a larger and more modern Boeing 747-200 in 1982. (This aircraft remained in service with Cameroon Airlines until 2000 when it was severely damaged in Flight 070)  Over the years, Cameroon Airlines was plagued by financial difficulties, which came along with a poor safety and maintenance record. On 16 September 2005, the airline was indefinitely banned by the French Civil Aviation Authority and in an effort to save the airline from bankruptcy, the Government of Cameroon signed an agreement with SN Airholding, the parent company of Brussels Airlines to ensure future funding.  Plans did not materialize, though. Instead, on 11 September 2006, the launch of Camair-Co as the new national airline was announced. Cameroon Airlines stayed operational until March 2008, though flight operations had only taken place during irregular intervals over these last years.”  Grade: 1

Name: Cameroon Embarkation/Disembarkation Card

From: BEYOND POSTCARDS/Travel

Code: 50000365

Price: $9.00