South Africa, December 12, 2022: TAAG Angola Airlines is now live with a new regional route, namely to Accra (Ghana) from November 30 falling in line with the company expansion master plan.
The Luanda-Accra-Luanda connection has three weekly frequencies, with flights on Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday. This new route suits the corporate segment needs allowing TAAG to offer a key connection Ghana <-> South Africa (with a stopover in Luanda) capitalizing the existent traffic between West Africa and Southern Africa, forming a solid connection for corporate travellers between South African destinations and Accra.
TAAG covers two key cities in South Africa: Johannesburg and Cape Town with plans to expand into Durban in 2023. While these destinations are attractive for tourism, TAAG positioned itself as a company of choice, capable of connecting South Africa – one of the largest economies on the continent – with the other destinations in Africa, Europe and the Americas operated by TAAG, leveraging Luanda as a stopover.
The Accra route is operated by a Boeing 737-700NG aircraft with 120 passengers as total capacity, 12 in business class and 108 in economy class. From November ahead, TAAG will offer 13 international destinations: Lisbon, Madrid, São Paulo, Havana, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Accra, Windhoek, Maputo, Kinshasa,Lagos, São Tomé including Luanda.
“We will continue our growth path by adding new routes, increasing frequencies in existing destinations, and upgrading the fleet. At the same time, we are fostering our enablers to have more and more passengers choosing TAAG as their airline of choice for domestic and international travels” said TAAG’s CEO, Eduardo Fairen, during the company’s Annual Meeting with the Travel Trade Agencies.
About TAAG
TAAG Angola Airlines was founded in 1938 and it is based in Luanda, Angola´s capital city. For more than 80 years TAAG has connected Angolans with its key domesticand international markets. TAAG is the leading airline in the country, recognized worldwide for its strong high yield market, having grown its current network to 14 domestic and 12 international destinations. Its fleet allows, in addition to passenger transport, air cargo services which have become essential for Angola´s growth and development. TAAG is a company that prides itself on a strong track recordof service and performance excellence.
