In a statement issued by Cape Verdean news agency Inforpress, Halcyonair Cabo Verde Airways announced the launch of  two new weekly flights to the islands of Fogo and Maio starting form 28 February. This service has been introduced in response to the “huge demand and number of requests,” from the market.

Once the new routes are launched using an ATR-42-320 aircraft, with capacity for 48 passengers, Halcyonair will operate flights to six of the archipelago’s islands.

In partnership with a Cape Verdean tour operator Halcyonair’s aircraft will also operate a charter flight between the islands of Sal and Fogo on a Saturday.

Halcyonair Cabo Verde Airways launched its domestic flights on 31 July, 2008, operating daily to the islands of Sal, S. Vicente and Santiago, and three weekly flights to the island of Boa Vista.