Astregilda Almeida of Air Luxor Cabo Verde justifies the new flight with the need to strengthen the airline’s ties with the Cape Verdean market. The company already has an agency operating at the Praia airport, and expects to open a branch in Praia’s central Plateau district in the near future.

In addition to its current charter flights between Lisbon and Sal, the company now intends to “provide assistance to business traffic operators in Praia,” according to Almeida.

Air Luxor’s inaugural flight to Praia will carry on board the group’s president, Paulo Mircuri, Air Luxor Cabo Verde vice president Simões Coelho, as well as official entities, guests and passengers, who will be received in the Praia airport’s VIP lounge by a batuko group and a number of other Cape Verdean artists. In the evening a concert will take place, followed by a dinner at one of Praia’s hotels.

Source: A Semana