Guinea-Bissau seals deal with United Nigeria Airlines to launch national carrier

By Chinelo Obogo
One of Nigeria’s leading commercial airline operators, United Nigeria Airlines, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the government of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau to establish a national airline for the African country named AIR BISSAU.
The agreement, signed   at the capital Bissau, marks the beginning of what both parties have described as a pivotal partnership that would improve Guinea-Bissau’s connectivity with the rest of the continent and the world. The MoU was signed on behalf of the Government of Guinea-Bissau by Dr. Florentino Mendes Pereira, Minister of Transport, Telecommunications and Digital Economy, and on behalf of United Nigeria Airlines...