According to a note from the Provincial Government of Zaire, to which VerAngola had access, the experimental flight took place on the Luanda/Soyo/Catumbela route. "The experimental flight by the private civil aviation operator Fly Angola took place today, Monday, May 22, with the Luanda/ Soyo/ Catumbela route", reads the statement.
The trip between Luanda and Soyo, adds the note, was carried out "with the provincial governor of Zaire, Adriano Mendes de Carvalho, on board as the first passenger", accompanied by senior officials from the airline and the Sociedade Gestora de Aeroportos de Angola.
"At Comandante Ndozi airport, for the reception of the delegation, the municipal administrator, José Mendes Belo, was present, who was very satisfied with the increase in the number of domestic flights, connecting the municipality of Soyo, with the other provinces", also refers the note.
Fly Angola flights to Soyo will have two to three weekly frequencies, and may increase depending on demand, says the statement.
According to Angop, the inaugural flight departed from the capital at around 7:00 am, having arrived in Soyo at around 8:00 am, while the Soyo-Catumbela flight took place between 8:30 am and 10:00 am, with the return to the capital via Catumbela to be scheduled. to 10:30 am.
The new route will increase weekly flights from 18 to 78, establishing itself – according to a note cited by Angop – in a notable increase in the operator's offer, covering two-way flights between Soyo and Catumbela, with a connection to Lubango.
Alongside these new destinations, Fly Angola also flies to Dundo, Saurimo, among others. According to a note from the company – quoted by the Provincial Government of Zaire –, the operator "connects from Luanda the provinces of Lunda Sul (Saurimo), Lunda Norte (Dundo), Moxico (Luena), Namibe (Moçâmedes) and Huíla (Lubango)".
