Hak Air (Lagos) and West Link Airlines (WLN, Abuja) have been granted their respective Air Operators Certificates (AOC) by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority it has emerged. The AOC will now allow Hak Air to deploy its fleet of four ex-Garuda Indonesia (GA, Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta) B737-400s into revenue service following their acquisition last year. The Lagos-based carrier, previously known for its Hajj and Umrah operations, also holds rights to Port Harcourt Awolowo to London Gatwick though it still unknown as to how and when it will service the route. For its part, West Link is a charter operation who also specialize in Umrah flights. It is run by Ibrahim Mshelia, who owns Africa Contracts and Equipment and the Mish Aviation School in Ghana.
By Ivan Nadalet
08Jun2013