Cabo Verde Airlines started regular flights to Washington DC, capital of the United States of America

The inaugural flight departed yesterday from Amílcar Cabral International Airport, in Sal, at 9:30 am local time and landed at Washington-Dulles International Airport at 2:00 pm local time, according to a communication from Cabo Verde Airlines sent to the RCV Newsroom.

Before leaving, Jens Bjarnason, CEO of Cabo Verde Airlines, praised the start of the connection to the capital of the United States of America, stating his satisfaction with the launch of the new route.

The CEO of Cabo Verde Airlines underlined that the capital region of the United States of America had few air service connections with Africa, which gives this new route great potential for success.

The route will operate three times a week, on Sundays, Wednesdays and Fridays from Sal Island and on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays from Washington, DC.

All flights will connect to the island of Sal, Cabo Verde Airlines' international hub from where it will be possible to connect to the company's destinations in Cape Verde, Brazil (Fortaleza, Recife and Salvador), Senegal (Dakar), Nigeria (Lagos) and Europe (Lisbon, Paris, Milan and Rome).

In addition to the connections to the hub on the island of Sal, the StopOver program of Cabo Verde Airlines allows you to stay for up to 7 days in Cabo Verde and thus explore the different experiences in the archipelago, with no additional cost for airline tickets.

According to Cabo Verde Airlines, this new connection seeks to reinforce the company's presence in the North American market.

Remember that Cabo Verde Airlines has also decided to reinforce connections to Boston, with one more connection per week, which will start operating from December 14th.


Jefferson Gomes - RTC/Praia