Flights between Barbados, Caribbean to Africa will soon be a reality with negotiations between Africa Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and Air Peace, a Nigerian airline on track, revealed, David Comissiong, Ambassador, Barbados' Caribbean Community (CARICOM).
“If the negotiations are successful, direct flights will commence as soon as the second half of 2023”, he further added. “The Export-Import Bank has been partnering with the island and negotiating with the African airlines to make flights from the continent a reality.”
Although the deal has not been sealed, David Comissiong said he was looking forward to the start of the twice-weekly flight from Lagos.
“Hopefully, before the middle of the year, we’re going to have that direct airline license, not between Ghana and Barbados, but it’s likely to be between Lagos, Nigeria, and Barbados twice a week. So, once we can get on that plane at Grantley Adams International Airport and fly across the Atlantic to Lagos, that is just a short journey from Lagos to Accra, Ghana,” Comissiong said.
The Afreximbank is a pan-African multilateral trade finance institution headquartered in Cairo, Egypt.