“With the new Ghana airport terminal which will be launched and open for business next month, we want to bring passengers from there to the rest of the world. Next year, we will start our expansion growth. London flight will come in, followed by the United States operations,” he added. He said the company had recorded positive growth since it began flying into Nigeria in the last five years. “This year marks our five years of operations in Nigeria. We came in December 2013 and we have been operating on the Lagos route since then. We currently do four daily flights from Lagos to Accra, while from Abuja, it is once daily. In all, we do five daily flights from Nigeria. We have grown over the years. When we came in, we were doing a single flight daily into Lagos but now we are doing four each day into Lagos. Our Abuja routes started last year June,” he stated.
The country manager explained that the carrier had a fleet of six aircraft, operating from Nigeria to Accra, Accra to Freetown, and to Monrovia. He said the airline also planned to begin its long haul flights by next year, adding that it would leverage its safety record, on time departure and choice as its unique selling points.
According to him, the carrier has also made contributions to Nigeria’s aviation and tourism market through its operations. “We have done a lot in Nigeria. We have created employment in Nigeria and all our personnel here are Nigerians. We have created 21 direct jobs and over 80 indirect jobs. For our Corporate Social Responsibility, we are focused on education. We visit schools and see where we can help,” he said.
(Punch)
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