AIR COTE DIVOIRE TO RECEIVE TWO NEW AIRBUS A 320

Air Cote D’ivoire is reinforcing its ambition to become leader of West African market. The Ivory Coast’s flag carrier will receive two new Airbus A320s planes, Airline’s Top management said. The first plane will join the fleet by July and the second is planned for October.

This acquisition will strengthen the airline’s fleet which totalizes today 10 planes. “Enough to strengthen regional network and target international routes” administration said.

The carrier  actually reaches 19 international routes throughout West and Central Africa (Accra, Abuja , Bamako, Brazzaville, Conakry, Cotonou, Dakar, Douala, Freetown, Kinshasa, Lagos, Libreville, Lomé, Monrovia, Niamey, N’djamena, Ouagadougou, Pointe Noire, Yaoundé)  and  5 domestic destinations in Ivory Coast(Bouaké, Korhogo, San-Pedro, Odienné et Man).

Launched in 2012, Air Cote d’Ivoire flies a fleet of 04 Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 and 06 Airbus aircraft including 04 A319 and 02 A320. It operates with 578 agents including 87 pilots.

The firm order of 2 Airbus A320 neo and 2 A320 was signed in April 2016 after Air Côte D’Ivoire had profiled its expansion strategy.