Air Namibia To Fly To Accra

, the new entrant into Ghana’s territorial airspace, is flying to Accra mainly because of the country’s political stability, good regulatory framework and prospects of an oil economy, the Managing Director of the airline, Mr Kosmas H. Egumbo, has stated.

He told journalists in Accra that the decision to make Ghana the first destination of the airline in West Africa was because the country had over the years demonstrated enormous development prospects.

Mr Egumbo said the airline, therefore, wanted to position itself in order to take full advantage of the opportunities in Ghana and the sub-region.

'It’s quite a privilege and we are excited to be in Accra', he said, adding that the essence of flying to Accra was to make Ghana the focal point of its aspiration to reach out to the sub-region in order to facilitate trade between West and Southern Africa.

He said despite the recent recession in air travel, had entered into Ghana at the appropriate time, given the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Angola next January and the World Cup tournament in South Africa next June.

Mr Egumbo observed that the West Coast was not well connected and so it was the ambition of to reverse the disconnection.

The MD of is in Accra in connection with the official launch on Wednesday of the state-owned Namibian airline’s new route to Accra, marking its breaking of new grounds in the West African sub-region.

Established in 1946, flies mainly within the Southern Africa routes, namely, South Africa, Angola, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Botswana. Beyond the regional market, the airline also connects to Europe through Frankfurt, Germany.

Imbued with 63 years of experience in the airline business and the pride of winning the Southern Africa Regional Best Airline Award on five occasions, hopes to soar above any shade of competition to become an airline of choice, linking West Africa to Southern Africa.

'We will make sure we live up to the expectation of this target', Mr Egumbo affirmed, adding that competition was a healthy phenomenon and gave clients a wide range of choices based on quality of products, price, reliability and other positive factors.

He said was prepared for the competition, and assured potential clients of the airline’s most cherished principle of high-level customer satisfaction.

Mr Egumbo said Ghana and Namibia had a common history of good friendship, and expressed hope that its presence in Ghana would boost that relationship.

He said the airline provided linkage within Namibia and between Namibia and Africa, as well as the rest of the world, to facilitate trade and promote economic growth.

Asked whether the airline would consider a partnership with Ghana International Airline, he said, 'We are strong proponents of and believers in partnerships'.

He said had certification for international safety standards, adding, 'We intend to make sure that we maintain that certification'.