Togo’s passenger airline, Asky Airlines, commenced flying to Nairobi from Lome on Saturday as the company expanded its presence in East Africa.

Asky Airlines will be flying four times a week between the two nations.

Through the expansion, travelers can now connect flights to Abidjan, Abuja, Accra, Bamako, Bangui, Bissau, and Beirut.

PHOTO | COURTESY: Asky Airlines crew during the launch

Others are Brazzaville, Conakry, Cotonou, Dakar, Douala, Freetown, Kinshasa, Lagos, Libreville, Monrovia, N’Djamena, Niamey, Ouagadougou, Pointe Noire, & Yaounde.

The airline is 40 percent owned by Ethiopian Airlines, Ecobank, BIDC, BOAD, and Sakhumnotho Group Holding, among others.