Air Côte d’Ivoire, the national airline of Ivory Coast, has commenced four-weekly flights from and to the francophone city of Abidjan and Nigeria’s commercial city of Lagos.
Air Côte d’Ivoire commenced flight operations into Lagos on January 3, 2015 with its Airbus A319-TUSTSA with capacity for 12 business and 96 economy passengers while the inaugural flight departed Lagos the following day.
Air Côte d’Ivoire based in Abidjan succeeded the former country’s flag carrier, Air Ivoire.
It was set up in 2012 as a private-public entity, partially owned by Air France —which intended to make Port Bouet Airport a regional hub— and the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED).
From its hub in Abidjan it operates to over 14 destinations in West and Central Africa including Accra, Bamako, Brazzaville, Conakry, Cotonou, Dakar, Doula, Freetown, Kinshasa, Lagos, Libreville, Lome, Monrovia, N’Djamena, Niamey, Ougadougou, Pointe Noire and Younde.
Air Cote d’Ivoire is represented in Nigeria by its general sales agent – Airlines Representatives West Africa.
