Nigeria, Tunisia to begin direct flight in 2026
Moshen Antit, Ambassador of the Republic of Tunisia to Nigeria, has stated that direct flights between Tunisia and Nigeria will begin in 2026 as part of efforts to strengthen bilateral relations between Tunisia and Nigeria.According to the Vanguard, the Ambassador stated on Wednesday in Abuja that the introduction of direct flights is critical for facilitating closer business, political, and cultural interactions, and that improved air connectivity is expected to make travel easier for both businesspeople and tourists, strengthening economic and diplomatic relations.
According to Mohsen, non-African airlines primarily operate flights between Nigeria and Tunisia, with Morocco's Royal Air Maroc being the only African airline to offer a direct link recently, launching a flight between Abuja and Casablanca in June 2024.
According to him, the initiative aims to improve accessibility and strengthen economic and cultural ties between the two countries; he adds that the plan is still in the works, but both countries are committed to working together to ensure its successful implementation.
He said, "So we're in North Africa, and you're in the West, but the distance isn't too far because we have to fly to Tunisia twice today." So it's extremely contradictory. It's extremely contradictory, so something has to change.
"And, of course, we're working on an airline between Tunisia and Nigeria to make our affairs and relationship more effective. So, when I met with President Tinubu in April 2024, I asked him the same question, and we both agreed that an air flight is necessary to bring the two peoples closer together.
"So it's scheduled to be effective in 2026, but we should work hard in order to make sure that Nigeria is part and parcel of this project with Tunisia, Nigeria will not be the only flight of course to be added to to the web of flights, but we should work together to concretise it." He went on:
Furthermore, the Tunisian Ambassador emphasised the importance of cultural exchanges and collaborations across sectors.
Moshen stated that a delegation of more than 20 businessmen will visit Nigeria in Abuja to organise a multisectoral economic forum as part of efforts to strengthen bilateral economic and investment relations between the two brotherly countries.
He stated, "The Tunisian delegation that will participate in the forum is the first of its kind and size." They will travel from Tunisia to Nigeria, as Tunisia wishes to strengthen ties with Western African countries. I mean, this region is very important, and Nigeria is becoming what we call the biggest country in the region, the richest, and the largest economy in Africa, if you will.
"This is, of course, due to the region's human potential, significant economic potential, and favourable climates for investment and attracting businessmen to our country, as well as vice versa, to attract businessmen from Nigeria to Tunisia or Tunisia to Nigeria." This event will also be an opportunity, because it is the first of its kind, to bring together a mixture and assembly of Nigerian and Tunisian businessmen, meeting in the same place, in the accreditation country, which is Nigeria, to move away from the virtual relationship that the world of affairs today and industry and investment are accustomed to.
"Today, it's better, of course, to deal face to face; to organise B to B meetings between businessmen in both countries is to deal with weighted input from one or output from the other, which will be one of the main assets in enhancing investments between the two brotherly countries."The potential for the two parts is truly enormous. Nigerians and Tunisians are now convinced that in many economic sectors and fields, they will complement one another in a spirit of brotherhood and good faith. So, in general, this is the foundation of the relationship or international relations between Tunisia and Nigeria," Moshen stated.
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