Malabo-based Cronos Airline is set to start operations into Accra, the Ghanaian capital on Friday.
The airline is expected to operate twice-weekly flights on Fridays and Mondays between the Equatorial Guinean capital and Accra.
The airline, which is likely to use a 37-seater Embraer 135, is expected to deepen competition in the sub-region to the benefit of passengers.
The additional flight represents a new value-offering on the West Coast and is expected to drive down prices on the Accra-Malabo route.
The airline’s entry follows the planned entry of Air France. Air France will start operations on February 27, 2017.
The France-based airline will be coming into Ghana three times a week. Its sister company KLM will still operate flights seven days a week,” a close source told the B&FT.
Growing passenger throughput, increasing number of French-speaking West Africans in Ghana, and the relatively peaceful nature of the country are some of the major lures for airlines in the region.
The transit passenger volumes increased from 14,000 in July 2015 to over 22, 000 in July this year. General international passenger departures also increased by about 6 percent; from about 72,000 in July 2015 to about 76,000 in July 2016.
Currently, Africa remains the continent with the largest number of French speakers. The International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF) estimate that there are 96.2 million French-speakers in Africa.
Source: mobile.ghanaweb.com
