The Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) has launched the incorporation of TAAG Angola Airways. Angola’s narrate-owned airline, officially identified as TAAG – Linhas Aéreas de Angola, plays a extraordinarily significant characteristic in connecting key destinations in Africa, Europe and the Americas. From its headquarters in Luanda, TAAG operates home and world flights, at the side of strategic routes to Havana (Cuba) and Brazil, fostering connectivity between Africa and the Americas, and promoting economic, cultural and household exchanges between the 2 continents.
“We’re very contented to welcome TAAG Angola Airways as a member of our affiliation. Its characteristic in connecting Latin The United States, Africa and Europe, taking income of the increasing drift of transatlantic online page online page visitors, is key to the advance of this significant service that is air transport,” José Ricardo Botelho, Govt Director and CEO of ALTA, stated.
“Becoming a member of ALTA strengthens the company’s popularity all around the replace and is a principal assertion referring to the boost of TAAG Angola Airways, as, within the prolonged term, we intend to capture and facilitate online page online page visitors between the Americas and Africa, offering passengers from those areas with a price-added different to glue with Europe, and vice versa, via the Luanda Hub,” Nelson de Oliveira, CEO of TAAG, stated.
In step with Botelho, connectivity between the African and Latin American markets has shown mountainous dynamism in 2024. Between January and July, 1,268 flights were operated between Africa and Latin The United States and the Caribbean, with a total ability of 378,000 seats. This represents a 108% do bigger in seat present and a 97% do bigger in entire flights operated compared to the the same interval in 2023. As nicely as, the entire routes between the 2 areas believe elevated by 50% compared to 2023; Four sing routes are currently in operation, up from three in 2023. Over the following twenty years, this dynamism is anticipated to continue, with an sensible projected annual boost rate of 5.5% between Africa and South The United States, 3.8% between Africa and Central The United States, and 3.8% between Africa and the Caribbean.
TAAG Angola Airways is modernising its mercurial, having taken transport of 1 of the 15 A220 plane on uncover from Airbus, and with 4 B787s in negotiation with Boeing, which would perhaps showcase the airline’s unique company picture. TAAG currently operates a various mercurial that permits it to present transportation solutions for every passengers and cargo, reinforcing its dedication to world connectivity and economic vogue.
