Gambia grants Overland Airways Fifth Freedom Right to deepen SAATM

Gambia grants Overland Airways Fifth Freedom Right to deepen SAATM

Carrier launches flight to Banjul Nigeria’s flag carrier airline, Overland Airways has been granted the Fifth Freedom right by The Gambian Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA); a significant boost to widening the airline’s operations from any part of The Gambia to any destination within the sub-region in line with the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM), a policy of the Africa Union (AU) that liberalises the African skies. The Director-General of GCAA, Nfansu Bojang disclosed on…

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Overland Continues Route Expansion with Flight to Banjul, The Gambia

Overland Continues Route Expansion with Flight to Banjul, The Gambia

Overland Airways has disclosed that it will commence three weekly flights from Lagos, Nigeria to Banjul capital city of the Gambia, in continuation of its route network expansion. This new service takes effect from December 21, 2024. Overland Airways flights to Banjul will depart the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos by 2 pm on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays to land in Banjul International Airport by 5:30 pm, while the return flights will depart Banjul…

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Overland Airways Expands Network with New Flight to Freetown

Overland Airways Expands Network with New Flight to Freetown

Overland Airways, Nigeria’s longest-serving private domestic airline is pleased to announce the launch of new direct flight services between Lagos (LOS), Nigeria and Freetown, Sierra Leone (FNA). Effective December 19,  2024, Overland Airways will operate three weekly flights on the Lagos-Freetown-Lagos (LOS-FNA-LOS) route, offering connectivity with greater convenience to travellers. Lagos just got closer to Sierra Leone. Flights will depart from Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, with a scheduled…

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Overland Begins Direct Lagos, Abuja Direct Flight Services

Overland Begins Direct Lagos, Abuja Direct Flight Services

Overland Airways, Nigeria’s longest-serving domestic airline, announces the commencement of direct flight services from Lagos to Abuja. Beginning on August 9, 2024, Overland Airways will offer regular daily direct flights between Nigeria’s economic hub Lagos and the administrative capital Abuja, operating over 60 weekly frequencies between the two cities to boost capacity on the route. This new service operating with Overland Airways’ brand new Embraer E-175 jets in a two-class configuration of Premium and Economy…

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