Group shot at the ribbon-cutting to celebrate Antigua Airways’ inaugural flight from Lagos, Nigeria, to Antigua.
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua--The inaugural Antigua Airways flight from Lagos, Nigeria, to Antigua touched down at the V.C. Bird International Airport on November 1. It was an historic day as the twin-island nation of Antigua and Barbuda marked 41 years of Independence and celebrated the arrival of direct airlift from the African continent.
Welcoming the flight and the over 100 passengers on board with a ribbon-cutting was Minister of Tourism and Investment, Charles Fernandez, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Immigration and Trade, E. P. Chet Greene, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority Colin C. James, CEO of the Airport Authority Euletta Francis, Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the African Union Johann Hesse, Antigua Airways Managing Director Opeyemi Olorunfemi, Antigua Airways official Marvelous Akinola and Sampson Emmanuel, President of the Nigeria Antigua Barbuda Chamber of Commerce.
This was followed by a welcome ceremony in the VIP Lounge of the airport. ~ Antigua News Room ~
