As part of plans to further
increase its footprint in the African market, Air Nigeria says it
is set to extend its route coverage to Freetown in Sierra Leone and
Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo as well as improve
connectivity between all existing 10 regional destinations by
introducing new sectors and increased frequencies across existing
routes.
The airline notes that the
scheduled commencement of the Freetown and Kinshasa routes as well
as the increased frequencies on the regional routes - Accra &
Douala - will be effective from early November. Air Nigeria adds
that this drive is geared towards making air transport more
accessible by developing new routes and linking them to the
existing routes network to better serve the demands of
passengers.
The airline notes further that the
commencement of the new routes is coming just after it introduced
twice weekly flights to Sao Tome & Principe and took delivery
of an additional Boeing 737-400 series aircraft which brings its
fleet size to 11. With the introduction of the new flights to
Freetown and Kinshasa, Air Nigeria will have presence across 12
countries in the West and Central African region. Further, Air
Nigeria says it plans to recommence international operations to
London Gatwick just as the Companies House in London, the United
Kingdom Registrar of Companies has duly incorporated the new name
of the airline by accepting and hosting it on its registry.