It is named after Blaise Diagne, the first black African elected to France's parliament in 1914.

Regular flights are operated to destinations across many parts of Africa, as well as to Europe, Macaronesia, the Middle East, and the United States.

[2] In September 2012, Senegalese Prime Minister Abdoul Mbaye announced that the airport would open in the first quarter of 2014.

[citation needed] The Train Express Regional Dakar-AIBD is a rail-link between the airport and Dakar.

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