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Cape Verde has two potential partners in LuxAir and CargoLux that could be very important for the development of the Sal air hub and the strengthening of the countrys connectivity with Europe and beyond. As part of the agenda and strategy for the visit to Luxembourg the Minister of Tourism and Transport held two more important working meetings this Tuesday and Wednesday with the top managers of CargoLux and LuxAir with a view to increasing the range of options for the Cape Verde destination which also involves reinforcing the islands connectivity with the outside world and the development of the Hub on the island of Sal.The meetings couldnt be better. For LuxAir Cape Verde was the destination that suffered the least impact from the pandemic and as a result records from 2019-2022 a growth of around 135 with 2021-2022 at 53. With eyes set on the islands of So Vicente Sal Boavista and Santiago in the short term the existing flights are to be maintained and increased as soon as the company gets more planes since it is already operating at its maximum capacity currently having 19 devices in operation. It should be noted that LuxAir covers an important region for Cape Verdean tourism as well as for the Cape Verdean diaspora namely Germany the Netherlands Belgium and France in addition to Luxembourg.For now LuxAir has assured Minister Carlos Santos its presence at the Investment Forum that will take place on the island of Sal next June. At this meeting talks will intensify namely with TACV and a fam trip is scheduled in November bringing the largest tour operators and travel agencies from Luxembourg to Cape Verde with a view to diversifying the Cape Verdean tourist offer underway.LuxAir and the Ministry of Tourism and Transport agreed that a government visit at the highest level on both sides would be important in order to reinforce the political aspect of cooperation which is being worked on with the essential collaboration of the Embassy of Cape Verde in Luxembourg which otherwise it has done an excellent job in this regard.With CargoLux Cargolux Airlines International SA a Luxembourg air cargo company and one of Europes largest cargo airlines which has an excellent financial situation Cape Verdes political and economic stability is an important attraction for talks on cooperation between the national airlines of Luxembourg and Cape Verde within the framework of the Air Hub on Sal Island and with special attention to the great commitment of the Cape Verde Government in terms of environmental sustainability.CargoLux will be able to make its training capacity available to Cape Verde including flight simulators compatible with the countrys needs.These are the excellent results with excellent prospects for cooperation from the meetings held on Tuesday with the two largest companies in the group which included a meeting between Carlos Santos and the main tourist operators and travel agencies in Luxembourg where the Minister responded to questions and provided clarification on the Governments strategy for tourism and air transport.
