Green Africa, Nigeria’s Lagos-based value airline, officially commenced commercial flights as its inaugural flight has arrived at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja.
The flight tickets sold for as low as N16,500.
The airline’s Brand Marketing Specialist, Mrs Oyindamola Fashogbon, made this known in a statement issued in Lagos on Friday.
Fashogbon said the airline commenced its first flight operations following the announcement of the receipt of Air Operator Certificate (AOC) from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA).
She said that operations started officially on Thursday with an inaugural flight from Lagos to Abuja on one of the airline’s ATR 72-600s.
First flights into other destinations from Lagos are scheduled from August 14, she added and urged customers who want to book a flight to visit greenafrica.com and enjoy low fares from N16,500.
Fashogbon said: “The aircraft was given a special welcome to Abuja with a water canon salute as the aircraft touched down on the ramp.
“As part of the inaugural flight ceremony, customers were engaged inflight in an interactive ‘knowledge test’ session.
“Hence, three customers each won a voucher with 10kg baggage allowance for their next flight with the airline.”
Fashogbon said the inaugural flight ceremony also featured cake cutting and photo sessions with celebrities and guests.
On arrival in Abuja, Babawande Afolabi, Founder and CEO, Green Africa, while addressing customers, aviation dignitaries and newmen, said the airline was on a mission to connect more people in the country and Africa.
Afolabi said it was ready to connect them to their dreams and opportunities, adding that the goal kept them going in spite of the odds over the last several years.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that customers from Abuja are to check-in at Green Africa counters situated at Terminal D, Domestic wing, Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja.
(NAN)