Afrijet launches operations

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March 9, 2009

THE Chief Executive Officer of Afrijet Airlines Company Limited, Mr Benjamin Asare Buotu, has observed that the lack of funds is the major problem facing African airlines.
He noted that the lack of funds had adversely affected the operations of the industry on the continent.
Mr Buotu said this during an interaction with members of the press at the launch of Afrijet’s operation in the country.
He said the company’s plane had 146 seats, comprising 16 in the business class and 130 in the economy class.
He indicated that the plane would shuttle between Lagos and Accra six times a week and that after a year its operations would be extended to Monrovia, Dakar, Banjul, among other places.
Mr Buotu said the company would be filling the gap left by other airlines, including Ghana International Airlines and Air Afrique, and that it would extend it operations to Europe and other countries.
“We have well-trained and experienced Ghanaian and Nigerian pilots operating our aircraft. They know the terrain better and are safety conscious,” he said.
He said the company’s aircraft would be punctual, regular and reliable on its routes and that the company would support the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) to enable the Kotoka International Airport to get its A1 status.
The fairs of the airline, he said, would be competitive, compared to those of other airlines, and that its staff would be courteous to passengers.
He said the airline would operate strictly according to laid down rules and regulations of the GCAA and the Ghana Airport Company Limited.
Mr Buotu noted that the airline would work in partnership with other European airlines.