Tag: West African airlines
Air Sierra Leone Expands Gambia Routes with UK Connectivity
Air Sierra Leone has expanded its network with new routes linking The Gambia and the United Kingdom as part of activities marking its first...
ECOWAS States Slash Air Travel Charges from January 1
From 1 January 2026, all countries in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will implement a major reduction in air travel taxes...
W/African leaders must prioritize sub-regional carriers, Aisuebeogun advises, canvasses for code...
"I want to say at this point the West African region as a whole is a large market for Africa and that is why an airline like Ethiopia set up a subsidiary called, ASKY to operate the region on a 5th Freedom Right. So you can see ASKY coming into Lagos, going to Accra, Lome which is actually their hub of operation and that is what we are losing, however the truth is this, i am not a against the operation of ASKY because that is what the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) is all about. However, west African countries should grant the same leverages rights and privileges to other airlines from the region so as to have and to allow for free enterprise and equal competitions in operations.
