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Tremen­dous News - HalcyonAir Flights to Maio and Sal

We would like to inform you that HalcyonAir Airways will start regular flights to Maio Island from Thursday 28th of October 2010.

In the new scheduled there will be four (4) flights a week, Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays with possible connections to the islands of Sal, São Vicente, Boavista and Fogo.

Below is the flight timetable:

1. Segunda-feira / Monday
   • (361) 11:05 Praia - Maio 11:25
   • (631) 11:45 Maio - Praia 12:05
2. Quinta-feira / Thursday
   • (361) 14:00 Praia - Maio 14:20
   • (631) 14:50 Maio - Praia 15:10
3. Sexta-feira / Friday
   • (361) 16:35 Praia - Maio 16:55
   • (631) 17:25 Maio - Praia 17:45
4. Domingo / Sunday
   • (161) 07:30 Sal - Maio 08:05
   • (631) 08:35 Maio - Praia 08:55
5.  
   • (361) 16:30 Praia - Maio 16:50
   • (611) 17:20 Maio - Sal 18:00

With the new flights to Maio the access to the island will be considerably improved.

ED:
Best news for Maio in a long time...

France Nice to Cape Verde, flights with TACV, July 2010

TACV will operate a weekly flight Nice-Praia as of July 2nd, 2010

The TACV, the national airline of Cape Verde, opens a new transcontinental destination from Nice Côte d’Azur as of July 2, 2010. It will link the Nice Côte d’Azur Airport to Praia, located 2 km from the centre of the capital on the island of Santiago and about 3 400 km from Nice.

Details on the Friday weekly flight :

Nice: 11:00 – Praia: 13h55
Praia: 01h00 – Nice: 09h40

This will allow the Cape Verdean community, strongly implanted in the region, to connect directly to Praia.

Didier Monges, Director of Operations of the Nice Côte d’Azur Airport, said: “We welcome this new transcontinental line which brings to 9 the number of destinations to Africa. This new route with TACV is significant of the spirit of airlines that expect to offer passengers new travel opportunities and also reflects their confidence in the Nice Côte d’Azur Airport.”

The TACV-Cabo Verde Airlines is the national airline of Cape Verde and a limited company. It celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2008, and was awarded the IOSA certificate in 2009 and became a permanent member of IATA.

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Halcyon Air Flights

I thought that our prayers had been answered... but no....

Halcyon Air flights from Sal are still flying direct to Praia, i.e. no change from the TACV operational flights.

Halcyonair launches flights to Fogo and Maio islands

Air carrier Halcionair Cabo Verde Airways is due to launch two weekly flights to the islands of Fogo and Maio as of 28 February, the company said in a statement.
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