Winning Back the West Coast

Terennial aviation fuel scarcity and its skyrocketing cost since 2016 hampered operations of Nigerian airlines in the West and Central Africa.

operations gave Nigerian airlines the leeway to earn foreign exchange.

Airline and African World Airlines (AWA) from Ghana served the Accra-Lagos route effectively until Dana Air joined the fray. Dana brought a dwindle in load factor and became over saturated.

December last year.

Arik’s epileptic flight schedule and cancellations forced passengers to shun the airline and Aero

flight three times weekly started daily flight with its Embraer E145 aircraft and at a time was operating four times to Lagos from Accra.

West and Central African destinations are huge Gambia and others. This market is only served by Asky with other upstart airlines that do not have durability. Ironically majority of the passengers in these destinations are Nigerians.

outside Nigerian domestic market with its inaugural flight to Accra from Lagos. The airline within two years of its operation has warmed itself to the hearts of travellers who now demand that it should take them farther than domestic destinations.

The airline’s service to Accra is a harbinger to other destinations in the West Coast and have become two Nigerian airlines that will provide hundreds of Nigerian businessmen and women and others the needed service to move around the West and Central Africa.

Oluwatoyin Olajide said the airline would help travellers to make seamless connections across in the continent.

darling airline has experienced tremendous growth. We have not only given air travellers to distinguish ourselves with our excellent on-time departure record and high safety and maintenance standards.

“The launch of our Lagos-Accra-Lagos route opens a new chapter in our spectacular flight experience here will guide our plan to expand into other regional and international routes in

privilege “to be given the opportunity to provide seamless air travel between Ghana and Nigeria and help individuals and businesses connect their destinations with ease.

“We promise not to lower the high standards we have been known for since we started operations. We are in Ghana to offer nothing but the best air travel experience and treat our customers with the greatest respect. We will continue ahead. We will continue to honour our promise to place a non-negotiable premium on the comfort Operating Officer said.

The acting Nigerian High Commissioner to the new airline to Ghana said the coming of Air relations between Nigeria and Ghana.

“This is another feather to Nigeria’s existence

- would not have any restrictions flying from one Service Agreement (BASA) between Nigeria and Ghana.

been doing is to promote bilateral relations. This is one of them because we have what we call bilateral air services agreement. It is on the basis of this it is an achievement that can be shared between Nigeria and Ghana.

also the rudiments. The protocols might say you are free to come in but there are nitty-gritty that

The rudiment of it is still going to be one to one said. Sonaike-Ayodeji noted that the trade relations between Nigeria and Ghana have increased greatly because so many businesses exist as a result of just moving in from Ghana to Nigeria or Nigeria to Ghana.

as a trade relation between Nigeria and Ghana. All these are adding up and I can tell you that Nigeria is more or less enjoying the opening of ECOWAS protocols at the same time we are also encouraging Ghanaians to go to Nigeria because if we put our

Nigeria has at least 60 percent of the passenger that Nigerian airiness should play major role in airlifting these passengers from one destination