Cabo Verde Airlines will start flying from Lagos to Sal, Cabo Verde, on December 9, 2019 five times a week, on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays, with a Boeing 757-200, with 161 economy class seats and 22 executive seats.

The inaugural flight is scheduled to depart from Amílcar Cabral International Airport (Sal) at 20:50 local time and arrive at Murtala Muhammed Airport (Lagos) at 02:10 local time.

All flights will connect to Sal Island, Cabo Verde Airlines’ international hub, and will make connections to Lisbon (five times a week), Washington DC (three times a week) and Boston (once a week), as well as to the airline’s destinations in Brazil, Salvador, Porto Alegre, Recife and Fortaleza.

Photo: Cabo Verde Airlines.

Cabo Verde Airlines announces the reinforcement of the route Praia/Lisbon/Praia, with the arrival of a Boeing 737-300.

The connection between the Cape Verdian and the Portuguese capital will be done three times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

On Mondays, the departure from Praia is set for 3.45 p.m., local time, with estimated time of arrival in Lisbon at 8.00 p.m. The return will be at 09.00 p.m. and expected arrival at 01.20 a.m., local time.

On Wednesdays, the flight will leave Praia at 03.25 p.m. and arrive in Lisbon at 07.40 p.m. The return is scheduled for 09.00 p.m. and the arrival in Praia at 01.20 a.m.

On Fridays, the flight will depart 03.35 p.m. with arrival at the Portuguese capital at 07.50 p.m. The return is scheduled for 09.00 p.m. with an expected time of arrival in Praia at 01.20 a.m.

The new Boeing 737-300 arrives at Nelson Mandela International Airport on August 13th and will begin operating the Praia/Lisbon/Praia route from August 30th.

With this relaunch, Cabo Verde Airlines strengthens the connections between Portugal and Cabo Verde as part of its strategy.

All flights will be connected to the Cabo Verde Airlines’ international hub in the Sal Island, and will make connection with other routes operated by the airlines.

Cabo Verde Airlines received on May 31, 2019, the ‘Baía de Tarrafal’, the company’s second airplane with its new livery.

The ‘Baía de Tarrafal’ landed at the Nelson Mandela airport in the city of Praia at 1840 (local time) from Boston.

The ‘Baía de Tarrafal’ colors were inspired by the houses on the island of Santiago (above), a call back to the very characteristic architecture of the capital. The new colors aim to be a gentle mix of the people, the houses and the Cape Verdean culture. Aside from the name on the outside of the airplane, inside the passengers will have a picture of the Baía as well as a description of the area.

All airplanes of the company will follow the same model of inspiration from every Island with the tricolour style. The color palate inside and outside show that change comes from within, in the search to better serve the airline’s customers and to bring Cabo Verde to the world and the world to Cabo Verde.

A public poll to help name the airplane

The ‘Baía de Tarrafal’ was named through a public poll on Facebook, were the users voted between three natural beauties of the island of Santiago, with Baía de Tarrafal receiving the largest share of votes.

The first airplane with new livery, ‘Praia de Santa Maria’, received its name using the same process. With these open polls through social media, the company wants to bring the Cape Verdean people closer and involve them in the process of welcoming the new airplane to the country.

There will be other open votes on Facebook dedicated to all islands and their natural beauties. This way, the Cape Verdean people will assist in bringing a little bit of Cabo Verde to the world, while calling back to the Capeverdian pride in its islands and regions.

The ‘Baía de Tarrafal’ will have 12 premium seats and 180 seats in the main cabin.

Cabo Verde Airlines today operates three 757-200 airplanes and plans to receive two more by the end of the year.

Cabo Verde Airlines has announced it will resume operations to Italy this summer, with connections to Sal island and other destinations operated by the airline.

According to the document authorized by ENAC, National Aviation Entity, Cabo Verde Airlines will resume operations for Milan Malpensa and Roma Fiumicino airports from June 24 to October 26, 2019.

Photo: Cabo Verde Airlines.

Flights will have weekly frequencies with flights to Sal-Malpensa departing at 08h00, arriving at 16h55 on Monday/Thursday/Friday/Sunday and Malpensa-Sal departing at 17h55 arriving at 21h00 on Monday/Thursday/Friday and Sunday.

Also, Sal-Rome departing at 08h15 and arriving at 17h00 on Tuesday/Wednesday/Saturday and Rome-Sal departing at 18h00 and arriving at 21h00 on Tuesday/Wednesday/Saturday.