Antigua Airways (Antigua) today is welcoming the arrival of its first revenue flight at VC Bird International Airport. Today is Independence Day in Antigua. The flight departed Lagos on October 31, 2022.

The flight is arriving from Lagos with a leased Boeing 767-300ER.

The new airline is a partnership between the government and Nigerian-based printing firm, Marvelous Mike Press Limited hence the first route from Lagos.

The opening routes will connect Saint John’s, Antigua with Lagos, Accra and Toronto.