Nigeria's Green Africa Airways secures AOC, launches

Nigerian startup Green Africa Airways has received its Air Operator Certificate (AOC) from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority and plans to start commercial operations between Lagos and Abuja on Thursday. Certification was achieved on August 9 with the NCAA handing over the permit to Green Africa founder Babawande Afolabi at a ceremony in Abuja. Bookings for tickets opened on the same day. Green Africa has leased three ATR72-600s from ACIA Aero to start operations and plans to scale to up to 15 ATRs by 2022. This would position Green Africa to become the largest operator of ATR in the region, the airline said. Green Africa intends to launch services to seven domestic destinations, including Lagos; Akure; Ilorin; Abuja; Enugu; Owerri; and Port Harcourt Omagwa; with plans for two more bases outside of Lagos.<br/>