Overland Airways, Nigeria’s longest-serving domestic airline, has announced three weekly flights from Lagos to Banjul, the capital city of The Gambia.
This new service, which began on December 21, 2024, follows the airline’s recent launch of flights connecting Lagos (LOS), Nigeria, to Freetown (FNA), Sierra Leone, just two days earlier.
DailyTrust reports that the new Lagos-Banjul route provides the fastest travel time between the two cities, with a connection through Freetown, Sierra Leone.
Overland Airways announced that its flights will depart Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday at 2:00 PM, arriving at Banjul International Airport by 5:30 PM. Return flights will leave Banjul at 6:20 PM.
The service also includes flights on the Freetown-Banjul-Freetown route, further strengthening Overland Airways’ position in the West African aviation market.
Capt. Edward Boyo, CEO of Overland Airways, emphasized the airline’s commitment to regional connectivity., ThisDay reports.
His words:
Aderonke Emmanuel-James, Commercial and Corporate Risk Manager of Overland, added:
In another development, the Nigerian government announced plans to investigate relevant agencies over allegations of aircraft smuggling to Iran by Azman Air
This was disclosed by Mike Achimugu the spokesman for the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA).
Achimugu described the allegations against the airline as very heavy and said that Nigerian Customs usually handles smuggling issues and that the authority cannot act until the allegations are confirmed
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
