West African Airways Corporation
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The West African Airways Corporation (WAAC) was a West African regional airline jointly owned and operated by the governments of Gambia, Ghana, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone.
[edit] History
Based in Lagos, WAAC was established and began operating in 1948. It became known for offering discounted air fares and economy class seating, with a Lagos-Accra flight costing £4.38 and Lagos-Port Harcourt costing £5.00. [1]
As the member states received their independence from colonial powers, they formed their own airlines: Ghana Airways, Sierra Leone Airways, and Gambia Air Shuttle. Eventually Nigeria was the only state participating in WAAC.[2] Thus, on September 30, 1958, WAAC was dissolved, only to have its assets and liabilities inherited by Nigeria Airways, which was formed on October 1, 1958.[3]
[edit] Cities Served
- Tiko, Cameroon
- Banjul, The Gambia (then named Bathurst)
- Accra, Ghana
- Kumasi, Ghana
- Takoradi, Ghana
- Tamale, Ghana
- Abidjan, Ivory Coast
- Robertsfield, Liberia
- Benin City, Nigeria
- Calabar, Nigeria
- Enugu, Nigeria
- Gusau, Nigeria
- Ibadan, Nigeria
- Jos, Nigeria
- Kaduna, Nigeria
- Kano, Nigeria
- Lagos, Nigeria
- Maiduguri, Nigeria
- Makurdi, Nigeria
- Oshogbo, Nigeria
- Port Harcourt, Nigeria
- Sokoto, Nigeria
- Yola, Nigeria
- Zaria, Nigeria
- Dakar, Senegal
- Khartoum, Sudan
[edit] References
- ^ Akpoghomeh, Osi (1999). "The Development of Air Transportation in Nigeria". Journal of Transport Geography 7: 136.
- ^ Jeffrey Christopher Aguero. The Organizational Ecology of Foundings and Failures in the African Airline Industry, 1933-2005. Retrieved on 2008-04-10.
- ^ (1962) Nigeria Year Book 1962. Daily Times of Nigeria, p. 55.
