International flights increase at Hosea Kutako
Passenger traffic increases
The CEO of the Namibia Airports Company called on stakeholders to maintain newly-added flights at Hosea Kutako with outstanding customer service. "We need to aggressively safeguard these routes."
The recently revamped Hosea Kutako International Airport has seen a significant increase in passenger traffic.
Passengers have increased from 10 393 to 24 055 in February, compared to the same time last year. This amounts to a 131.5% increase in passenger traffic, according to the Namibia Airports Company (NAC).
The NAC announced that Eurowings Discover and Ethiopian Airlines expanded their operations as of yesterday at the airport.
The much-needed developments are being implemented because of a Bilateral Air Service Agreement between Namibia and Germany, South Africa, Angola and Ethiopia, the NAC said.
The Lufthansa Group is increasing the Eurowings Discover service to seven weekly flights between Frankfurt and Windhoek, starting yesterday, as a year-round service, it added.
A further increase to 10 weekly flights is set from July to mid-September and will include the introduction of travel options for local travellers between Windhoek and Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.
Furthermore, Ethiopian Airlines is also set to resume its Sunday flight from Hosea Kutako as of Sunday, increasing the frequency from four to five per week.
The airline will fly between Addis Ababa and Windhoek on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
Meanwhile, Fly Namibia increased its Windhoek-Cape Town flights from three to six weekly in March, while TAAG Angola has added Saturday to its Monday and Thursday schedule.
Reviving economic development
“This is indeed great news for the aviation and tourism industry in Namibia. Again, this is to drive and revive economic development, which was impacted by Covid-19. As NAC, we will continue to stimulate air service development and that is why we invest in infrastructure development at our airports,” CEO Bisey /Uirab said.
He called on stakeholders to maintain these flights with outstanding customer service.
“We need to aggressively safeguard these routes and there is no better way to do this than with great customer experience at the airport and throughout the visitors’ journey in Namibia. Let us be alert and attentive to the needs of the visitors to ensure that their stay with us is indeed memorable,” he added.
Passengers have increased from 10 393 to 24 055 in February, compared to the same time last year. This amounts to a 131.5% increase in passenger traffic, according to the Namibia Airports Company (NAC).
The NAC announced that Eurowings Discover and Ethiopian Airlines expanded their operations as of yesterday at the airport.
The much-needed developments are being implemented because of a Bilateral Air Service Agreement between Namibia and Germany, South Africa, Angola and Ethiopia, the NAC said.
The Lufthansa Group is increasing the Eurowings Discover service to seven weekly flights between Frankfurt and Windhoek, starting yesterday, as a year-round service, it added.
A further increase to 10 weekly flights is set from July to mid-September and will include the introduction of travel options for local travellers between Windhoek and Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.
Furthermore, Ethiopian Airlines is also set to resume its Sunday flight from Hosea Kutako as of Sunday, increasing the frequency from four to five per week.
The airline will fly between Addis Ababa and Windhoek on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
Meanwhile, Fly Namibia increased its Windhoek-Cape Town flights from three to six weekly in March, while TAAG Angola has added Saturday to its Monday and Thursday schedule.
Reviving economic development
“This is indeed great news for the aviation and tourism industry in Namibia. Again, this is to drive and revive economic development, which was impacted by Covid-19. As NAC, we will continue to stimulate air service development and that is why we invest in infrastructure development at our airports,” CEO Bisey /Uirab said.
He called on stakeholders to maintain these flights with outstanding customer service.
“We need to aggressively safeguard these routes and there is no better way to do this than with great customer experience at the airport and throughout the visitors’ journey in Namibia. Let us be alert and attentive to the needs of the visitors to ensure that their stay with us is indeed memorable,” he added.
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