Luanda-Praia Direct Flights Reintroduced by TAAG, Enhancing Africa’s Aviation Network

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TAAG Angola Airlines has relaunched direct flights between Luanda, Angola and Praia, Cape Verde, after a nine years of not flying the route. The restart of this crucial air contact is of great importance for both countries and confirms the position of Cape Verde island as strategic hub between Africa, Europe and America. This re-connection will also boost tourism, trade, and regional integration opportunities and prospects for travel professionals from across the continent and beyond.

The Luanda-Praia route has already been cancelled once in 2016 and with this resume it has to promote the long-term sustainability of the connection, according TAAG Angola Airlines and Cabo Verde Airlines (TACV). For travel companies and agents, this is an exceptional opportunity to sell more in-depth travel packages for your customers, pairing two alive and culturally-rich destinations to provide you with a better access to international markets.

Cape Verde: Between Africa, Europe and the Americas Strategic Transit Hub

With its position in the central Atlantic Ocean Cape Verde is a perfect stop-over for all people who are on the move between Africa, Europe and the Americas. Given the fact that it is an archipelago, Cape Verde combines the charm of the island with cultural richness and accessibility for international tourism. Restarting the Luanda-Praia service will cut journey times and make it more convenient for those travelling to either region and for tourists to combining a trip to Cape Verde and Angola easier.

This presents a great opportunity for travel agents to create compelling twin center itineraries that combine the natural beauty of this island paradise with the wealth of cultural experiences that are on offer in Angola.

Buoyant Travel Demand from Angola and Cape verde

Reopening of the Luanda-Praia line will serve to solidify the existing contacts between Angola and Cape Verde in the areas of tourism and business. The southern African nation boasts of a wide range of ecosystems, from sub-Saharan desert to tropical rainforest, and features multiple tourist attractions, including Luanda and the historical town of Mbanza Kongo are ideal places to visit for international tourists. At the same time, Cape Verde is emerging as a go-to tourist destination for its beaches, music, music, and colorful local life.

The new route option to connect these two countries will facilitate travel between the two tourist hotspots. It also offers business travelers an efficient option to travel between Angola’s expanding business centers and Cape Verde’s strategic location in the Atlantic. With the global hospitality industry starting to recover, travel agents can build their custom travel packages to target vacationers and business travelers alike through this destination.

TAAG, Fleet Growth and a Focus on Regional Connectivity

Investing on the Luanda-Praia route is one TAAG Angola Airlines’s travel plans, the carrier’s way of spreading its wings all over Africa and the world. The airline is adding new planes to its fleet, which will enable this route and others to expand in size, enhancing capacity and flights per week. This is an investment in our solidarity and underlines TAAG’s ambition to boost air connectivity within Africa, a continent of both growing tourism and business opportunities.

Agents can anticipate having more up to date flight options available, giving them added leeway for business and leisure travel. You can fly new planes to the fleet also has implications for increased comfort for passengers, thus contributing to a better travel experience, an important point to consider for both tourists and business travel.

Connecting Africa: a boost to tourism on the continent

The reopening of the Luanda-Praia route is strategically important for greater regional connectivity in Africa. In line with the African Union’s objective of improving intra African air connectivity, the new route allows passengers to travel between Central Africa and West Africa more easily. As Cape Verde and its government becomes more and more driven by tourism, Cape Verde is a bit more connected and this not only gives international travelers more options when they’re planning a trip it also makes it easier for Africans in other African countries to visit even further places in Africa.

This is a golden opportunity for travel agents to meet the increasing demand for intra-African travel. Providing a comprehensive gateway between Angola and Cape Verde, travel agents can put together exciting packages which link visitors to new and adventurous destinations throughout Africa. It enhances the continent’s tourism opportunities and affirms Cape Verde and Angola as the destination countries on the African continent.

The Air Connectivity Strategy for Cape Verde: A Contribution to Regional Integration

Cape Verde has a long-standing ambition to be a regional air transport hub, and the new cooperation with TAAG will go towards that. Cape Verde increasing accessibility globally with focus on development of Sal Island as major hub With its government putting so much emphasis to expand Sal Island to become a major transit hub, the archipelago’s global accessibility is rising making it convenient for tourists and investors to travel to the islands. This new service aligns with Cape Verde’s long-term plan to increase air connectivity and drive the islands’ position as a bridge between Africa and Europe and the Americas.

The participation of Cabo Verde Airlines (TACV) in this partnership enables better use of means and network efficiency. Thanks to the enhanced connectivity, travel agents will be able to present multiple international destinations which will connect in Cape Verde and will facilitate the booking of both regional and international travel options for passengers.

Implication: Bolstering Tourism and Trade

The direct flights between Luanda and Praia will also facilitate economic opportunities for both Angola and Cape Verde. Shopkeepers, hoteliers, restauranteurs and tourism facilitators also stand to benefit from increased business. What’s more, increased connectivity will drive trade in goods and services across the border and benefit the economies of both countries.

“For Cape Verde, tourism is developing, and the new air access will add to the number of tourists coming here. Angola’s growing tourism will also benefit from the enhanced access, as the generation of the country’s stunning natural sights and cultural delights become increasingly accessible to tourists. The increase in tourism and improved business travel adds to the overall regional economy.

Conclusion: Embracing the New Dawn of African Air Connectivity and Tourism

With TAAG Angola Airlines back in Praia, it is a harbinger for tourism and business both ways to and from Angola and Cape Verde. The service improves regional transportation links and facilitates greater travel between the two nations, as well as the wider international and domestic markets. According to African travel agents, this is a rare chance for them to bring clients newer travel products, and multi destination offers that include pristine beautiful Cape Verde and culturally rich tourism in Angola.

This development is also in line with the overarching objectives of the agenda to facilitate intra-African travel and the free movement of people. Leveraging these improved links, travel agents are well placed to develop attractive travel programme that contribute to deepening the economic relations of the two countries and support the underlying development of the tourism industry in Africa.

(Source: TAAG Angola Airlines.)