Angolan Carrier Eyes Direct China Flights, Aims to Trim Losses

TAAG Linhas Aereas de Angola planes on the tarmac at Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport in Luanda, Angola.

Photographer: Bernd von Jutrczenka/picture alliance/Getty Images

Angola’s state-owned airline is studying the introduction of a direct service between the capital, Luanda, and Guangzhou in China, Jornal de Angola reported on Friday.

TAAG Linhas Aereas de Angola Chairman Clovis Rosa told the state-run newspaper the proposed route addition was part of a strategy to trim losses at the airline to about $90 million in 2026 from $123 million last year.