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Wednesday, January 23, 2013

► GHANA: Two new startups looking to start ops: Eagle Atlantic Airlines and Air Ghana.

Eagle Atlantic Airlines (EAB) is planning to launch regional operations from its Accra hub should it acquire its Air Operator Certificate (AOC). According to its website, Eagle Atlantic plans to operate a single McDonnell Douglas MD-82 to Abuja, Lagos, Abidjan, Conakry, Freetown, Monrovia, Dakar.


Eagle Atlantic Airlines' planned network launch
Eagle Atlantic Airlines' planned network launch (EAA)

Eagle Atlantic Airlines' planned network
  • Accra to Lagos (3x weekly)
  • Accra - Freetown - Monrovia (2x weekly)
  • Accra - Freetown - Banjul (1x weekly)
  • Accra - Abidjan - Conakry - Dakar (1x weekly)

Eagle Atlantic was originally due to launch intercontinental operations in 2010 along with another startup, Air Ghana, who are said to have launched limited executive charter operations with a Jetstream 31 with aims of using two BAe ATP in spring 2013 for scheduled ops.