flyART outlines proposed operational plans

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flyART Aviation (T2, N'Djamena) is planning to tap into both the regional African market as well as the Chadian hajj charter market, senior manager Hervé Gueusquin has said.

Speaking to African Aerospace, Gueusquin said that in terms of Hajj flights, flyART is looking at tapping into the pilgrimage market using either chartered B747s or B777s. The Central African state currently has a designation of 12,000 pilgrims which are primarily being ferried to Saudi Arabia via flynas (XY, Riyadh).

In terms of scheduled regional services, Gueusquin said flyART is looking at wet-leasing in B737-300 equipment for scheduled flights from N'Djamena and Niamey, Niger, to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia. Alternatively, it is looking at partnering an established low-cost carrier, such as flydubai (FZ, Dubai Int'l), either through a codeshare on its own flights or through the sale of block seats on LCC-operated flights. Talks are currently underway, Gueusquin said although no firm deal has yet been reached.

The latter business option may be jeopardized by Ethiopian Airlines (ET, Addis Ababa) and its ongoing talks to establish an airline in Chad; a move that could cost flyART its designated carrier status and the traffic rights associated with it.

Formerly Afrijet Chad (N'Djamena), flyART is a sister carrier to Gabon's Afrijet Business Service (J7, Libreville). At present, it operates a single Falcon 900D on private charters.

Source:https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/57747-chads-flyart-outlines-proposed-operational-plans

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