ASKY has confirmed that it will launch a new service between Kano, Nigeria and Niamey, Niger effective September 2, 2026. According to the airline “Kano becomes the 31st destination on ASKY’s growing network, spanning more than 30 cities across 28 countries. Routed through the airline’s hub in Lomé, the new service will give passengers travelling to and from Kano seamless onward connections to key business and leisure destinations throughout West and Central Africa, extending the city’s reach well beyond the region.”
ASKY said: “The route also revives a historic trade corridor that has linked the region for more than a thousand years, once travelled by foot and camel caravan and later by road. Kano has long stood as a major commercial centre and a key hub of the pre-colonial trans-Saharan trade routes connecting present-day Nigeria with North African markets such as Morocco and Egypt.”
“By opening this air link, ASKY will support the continued growth of trade, tourism, and regional mobility between Nigeria and Niger, significantly reduce travel time for passengers, and reinforce the longstanding fraternal ties between the two countries.” ASKY added.