Airline, no longer flying
Airlines / Belgium
Sabena was an airline from Belgium, founded in 1923, that stopped flying in 2001. Its codes were SN (IATA) and SAB (ICAO), and its radio callsign was “SABENA”.
Lifeline
- Sabena 1923–2001
What the codes mean
The two-character IATA code is the one on tickets, boarding passes and flight numbers (SN 123). The three-letter ICAO code is used in flight plans and by air traffic control. The radio callsign is what pilots and controllers say on the radio: a flight filed as SAB123 is called “SABENA one two three”.
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