Arik Air, Emirates Airline sign deal to connect West Africa

Arik Air and Emirates Airline have signed an agreement which will allow passengers from the Gulf to book onward flights to destinations across West Africa in a single booking, the arabianbusiness.com has reported citing Emirates Airline.

The agreement will make it possible for passengers to book a single return Emirates-Arik Air ticket and connect from Dubai to Lagos in Nigeria and onwards to Accra, Ghana, Banjul, The Gambia and to Dakar, Senegal.

In a related development, a senior official of Arik Air had told ghanabusinessnews.com in June 2011 that the airline intends to develop the airline market in Ghana to serve as a connectivity hub to Europe, the US and other West African countries.

Speaking in an exclusive interview with ghanabusinessnews.com at the airline’s head offices in Lagos, the Vice President, Planning, Alliances & Marketing at Arik Air, Bert van der Stege, said, the airline believes there is demand for air transport in Africa.

The Economist in article on the airline industry in Africa said Arik Air is one of the airlines that could keep the large airlines on the continent on their toes.

By Emmanuel K. Dogbevi

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