Air Côte d’Ivoire: “We Have Constructed a Regional Network” says René Décurey

René Decurey, General Manager of Air Côte d’Ivoire, gives his assessment of the present state of the aviation sector in Ivory Coast and the surrounding region, and talks about the company’s dream for Abidjan to become a regional hub.

“Many things have happened in the last two years. We have grown from five aircraft to ten aircraft. We now fly the biggest fleet of all the West African operators. Traffic is performing well following our increase in capacity. We are on a good track to continue to improve even further. There are few newcomers to the sector, so it is a stabilized environment for the moment; although, this might change in the future”, says René Decurey.

“In the last five years, we have constructed a regional network. We are attractive to long haul carriers and carriers coming from other regions here to Abidjan because they can profit from the West African and Central African network of Air Côte d’Ivoire. This is very interesting for them. We feel very strongly that there is an appetite from airlines who want to change from certain destinations to come to Abidjan because they will cover not only Abidjan, but the entire region, through us”, he adds.