Nomad_Africa_Edition12
Born from a passionate desire to dispel the negative perceptions which the world has held of the African Continent, and to replace it with a positive focus, Nomad Africa magazine celebrates life on the African continent. Covering stories from all countries and all cultures, it strives to include unique tourist attractions, business development, technology and investment opportunities as well as looking at the continent's cultural heritage. Nomad Africa inspires and breeds a conscious, knowledgeable generation of visionaries among our own, and influences positive perceptions and appreciation for the true worth of Africa worldwide.
Born from a passionate desire to dispel the negative perceptions which the world has held of the African Continent, and to replace it with a positive focus, Nomad Africa magazine celebrates life on the African continent. Covering stories from all countries and all cultures, it strives to include unique tourist attractions, business development, technology and investment opportunities as well as looking at the continent's cultural heritage. Nomad Africa inspires and breeds a conscious, knowledgeable generation of visionaries among our own, and influences positive perceptions and appreciation for the true worth of Africa worldwide.
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<strong>Africa</strong> has been an important market for flydubai since the airline’s<br />
launch in 2009. We continue to see strong demand for direct airlinks<br />
and last year flydubai contributed 13% of the total growth at Dubai<br />
Airports for the <strong>Africa</strong>n market. I am pleased to see our network in<br />
<strong>Africa</strong> grow to 13 destinations in 10 countries with the launch today of<br />
flights to Kinshasa. With the start of the daily service from Dubai’s<br />
aviation hub to one of the largest countries in <strong>Africa</strong>, passengers will<br />
have access to increased connectivity.”<br />
- Sudhir Sreedharan, Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations (UAE,<br />
GCC, Indian Subcontinent and <strong>Africa</strong>), flydubai.<br />
tries of <strong>Africa</strong> are important trading markets for<br />
the UAE and their increasing prosperity will ensure<br />
that their contribution of visitor numbers<br />
to Dubai will similarly grow strongly.<br />
Sudhir Sreedharan, Senior Vice President,<br />
Commercial Operations (UAE, GCC, Indian<br />
Subcontinent and <strong>Africa</strong>) at flydubai, who led<br />
the inaugural delegation, added: “<strong>Africa</strong> has<br />
been an important market for flydubai since<br />
the airline’s launch in 2009. We continue to see<br />
strong demand for direct airlinks and last year<br />
flydubai contributed 13% of the total growth at<br />
Dubai Airports for the <strong>Africa</strong>n market. I am<br />
pleased to see our network in <strong>Africa</strong> grow to<br />
13 destinations in 10 countries with the launch<br />
today of flights to Kinshasa. With the start of the<br />
daily service from Dubai’s aviation hub to one<br />
of the largest countries in <strong>Africa</strong>, passengers<br />
will have access to increased connectivity.”<br />
All flights to and from Kinshasa will offer travellers<br />
flydubai’s onboard experience, whether<br />
opting for priority services and more space<br />
and privacy in Business Class, or enjoying flexibility<br />
and convenience as a passenger in<br />
Economy Class.<br />
flydubai will codeshare this route with Emirates.<br />
With the partnership, passengers can connect<br />
easily and conveniently to over 90 of flydubai’s<br />
destinations, which complement the Emirates<br />
route network, spanning six continents in over<br />
80 countries.<br />
For bookings under the codeshare, Emirates<br />
passengers receive complimentary meals and<br />
the Emirates checked baggage allowance on<br />
flights operated by flydubai in Business and<br />
Economy classes.<br />
In under 10 years, flydubai has grown an extensive<br />
network across <strong>Africa</strong> and currently offers<br />
flights to Addis Ababa, Alexandria, Asmara, Djibouti,<br />
Entebbe, Hargeisa, Juba, Khartoum and<br />
Port Sudan as well as Dar es Salaam, Kilimanjaro<br />
and Zanzibar.<br />
Issue 12 | ...Celebrating the world’s richest continent | www.nomadafricamag.com | 91
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