Afra Airways

Afra Airways Africa
Founded 2016
Hubs Bujumbura International Airport
Headquarters Bujumbura
Key people Manuel Pereira (CEO)
Website afraair.bi

Afra Airways is an airline based in Burundi, that plans to operate flights out of Bujumbura International Airport by the end of 2016.[1] The airline received an Air Services Licence in April 2016 but at that time had not been awarded an air operator's certificate.[2] The airline plans to operate ERJ 145s and Bombardier CRJ200 aircraft to nearby destinations.[3] The airlines first destination is planned to be Kigali.

History

Afra Airways registered in Burundi on 15 April 2016 as a commercial passenger airline in Bujumbura. The airline was founded by Manuel Pereira who is the founder of the Spanish company Emitur S.A.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Airlines of Burundi".
  2. ↑ "African Aerospace - Afra Airways to launch this year". www.africanaerospace.aero. Retrieved 2016-10-04.
  3. ↑ "Afra Airways (Burundi) eyes Kigali route, from late summer 2016, using an ERJ-145 - Rwanda Aviation and Tourism News,". Retrieved 2016-10-04.
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