Lomé to Nouakchott: ASKY Airlines Expands Network with 30th Route in Africa

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Tuesday, 05 August 2025 05:04

Lomé to Nouakchott: ASKY Airlines Expands Network with 30th Route in Africa

(Togo First) - ASKY Airlines, the pan-African carrier headquartered in Lomé, has officially launched a direct route to Nouakchott, Mauritania, marking a key milestone in its regional expansion strategy. The service, inaugurated on August 2, 2025, brings ASKY’s network to 30 African cities and enhances Lomé’s position as a major regional hub.

The flight, operated by a 154-seat Boeing 737-800 including 16 Business class seats, operates three times weekly. ASKY’s Commercial Director, Martial Tévi-Bénissan, stated on LinkedIn that “This new route further strengthens Lomé’s role as a strategic hub for intra-African connectivity, significantly reducing travel times across West, Central, and Southern Africa. Passengers can now easily connect Nouakchott to cities such as Nairobi, Luanda, Brazzaville, Johannesburg, Cotonou, Libreville, Niamey, and many more, three times a week."

Until now, passengers traveling to Mauritania’s capital had to connect through Dakar, sometimes with overnight waits. ASKY’s new route offers a more efficient alternative, reducing travel times and cutting costs for passengers across the region.

The introduction of this route fits squarely within Togolese authorities’ ambitions to establish Gnassingbé Eyadéma International Airport as a pivotal regional logistics hub. After accommodating around 1.5 million passengers in 2024, the airport aims to increase that number to 2 million travelers, whether passing through or starting and ending their journeys in Lomé. The Nouakchott link is poised to play a significant role in meeting these goals.

Simultaneously, the route rollout complements ASKY Airlines' ongoing strategy, initiated in June 2024, to upgrade its operations. The airline intends to add two aircraft annually—mostly Boeing 787 models—building a fleet of 20 by 2027, all while launching two new destinations every year to enhance its continent-wide reach.

This article was initially published in French by Esaie Edoh

Edited in English by Ange Jason Quenum

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