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Turkish Airlines drops Luanda as Angola's new airport struggles
The new airport handled 756,028 passengers in 2025 as airlines cut routes over weak demand and commercial pressures.
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Turkish Airlines is pulling out of 5 African routes as more carriers abandon Angola’s $3.8 billion new airport
Turkish Airlines is permanently dropping five African routes, including Luanda, adding to the growing pressure on Angola’s new international airport less than three years after it opened.
Turkish Airlines drops Luanda as Angola's new airport struggles
The Istanbul carrier permanently axed Luanda, along with four other African routes, becoming the latest international airline to exit the Angolan capital since its new airport opened in 2023. The facility was built for 15 million annual passengers but handled fewer than 800,000 in 2025.
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