Arik Air CRJ 1000 Photo credit: www.arikair.com
West and Central Africa’s largest carrier;
Arik Air has announced plans to increase frequency on the Lagos-Dakar
(Senegal) route to a daily service up from six weekly flights commencing
February 22, 2016.
According to a statement from the airline,
the new schedule will operate with four of the Lagos-Dakar flights routed via
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire instead of the previous routing via Banjul. The other
three flights will continue to operate via Accra, Ghana.
The Lagos-Abidjan-Dakar service will operate
on Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Friday while the Lagos-Accra-Dakar service
will operate on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
The statement revealed that with the new
schedule, Arik Air will be able to provide its customers convenient access
between Lagos, Abuja, Accra, Abidjan and Dakar markets.
The airline will also be increasing its
frequency on the Lagos-Banjul route from three weekly to four weekly flights
effective March 14, 2016. All the flights will be operated via Accra using a
Boeing 737-700 Next Generation (NG) aircraft.
The Lagos-Accra-Banjul service will be
operated on Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Sunday, making Arik Air the only
airline operating non-stop from Banjul to Accra. Additionally, Abuja passengers
can connect conveniently to Banjul via Accra on all four days.
Arik Air’s Chief Commercial Officer, Mr.
Suraj Sundaram commented: “Being the largest airline in West and Central Africa
comes with the responsibility to meet the increasing demand from our customers
to improve connectivity in the region. We are committed to improving these
connections to facilitate the movement of passengers and cargo seamlessly
across our expanding network.”
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Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Arik Air Increases Frequency on Dakar, Banjul Routes
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