The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Terminals Malabo Airport Management (TMAM).
AFRAA says that under the framework of the MoU, AFRAA and TMAM will focus on several areas of collaboration which includes; efforts to promotion of travel and tourism within Africa, data sharing and analytics, environmental sustainability, airport infrastructure development, training and capacity building, innovation and technology, emergency response and crisis management, and enhancement of customer service for passengers amongst others.
“Airlines and airports have an interdependent relationship and a coordinated interaction is key for the air transport industry to thrive” according to AFRAA, and “in line with this and with the objective to develop coordinated synergies that will align efforts to enhance airport and airline operations in Africa” the MoU was birthed.
The MoU was signed by Mr. Abdérahmane Berthé, AFRAA Secretary General and Mr. Ahmed Al Hadabi, Group CEO of Terminals Group at sidelines of the Future of Air Transportation Summit in Malabo – Equatorial Guinea.
An annual workplan shall be developed to set and track progress of activities between AFRAA and TMAM.