The General Manager of Afriqiyah airways in Nigeria, Mr. Olugbenga Onitilo, has promised to promote Nigeria as a destination to the world as soon as the embassy of Libya opens.

Speaking with journalists at the just concluded Akwaaba travel fair in Lagos, Mr. Onitilo said the airline is ready to facilitate business and leisure travel between Nigeria and Libya as both countries have lots of tourism attractions that can be promoted.

He said Afriqiyah airways is one airline that has come to identify with African by providing  main link between Africa, Europe and Asia through Libya.

“We are boosting  the economic relations between the member countries of the African Union through providing direct and reliable connections with the major cities in the continent.

Onitilo said since they came to Nigeria that they have provided affordable and reliable services for the African people through competitive customer service with true African spirit.

He promised that they want to become the backbone of the future African trade in the field of air cargo and passenger services.

Meanwhile, the airline has added Milan Malpensa as a new European destination to its network.  This new operation is coupled by the introduction of the new service to Lyon that has just started.

Afriqiyah Airways is  an inspiration that has come to materialize the dream of linking the African countries, hence the name Afriqiyah which stands for African. Afriqiyah now flies to 28 destinations in Africa, Europe and Middle East.

To add glamour to the airline stand at the travel fair was a popular comedian, Julius Agwu who thrilled customers of the airline with rib cracking jokes.