The aircraft was received on arrival by officials of the Gambia Tourism Board and Tour Operators.
Adama Njie, the director of Marketing Gambia Tourism Board, confirmed that the flight came with 60 passengers after being absent for two years due to covid-19. Tui is expected to be landing twice a week all year round, which Mr. Njie said “is a big plus for The Gambia.”
“We are working to make sure that flights are increased,” he said, adding that this is not seasonal, but is going to be all year round tourism.
“If you look at the past two years, there was nothing like Tui, everything was zero, and now having them come back is a good move,” he added.
Charbel Hobeika, Tour Operator for Tui Holland, said the flight had been an all year operation before the pandemic, and it used to fly by six times a week from Holland to Banjul.
“So this is the first flight from Holland since the season started, and when we look at the numbers for the future arrivals, I can see that the confidence is coming back, because people are feeling safe to travel again.”
Residents of Kombo Sotokoi including the alkalo, kabilos, imam and other relevant personnel of the village over the weekend conveyed a press conference over the issue of multiple lands being unlawfully sold.
Lamin Fatty, the registrar of births and deaths at the Ministry of Health has revealed that five of the Ministry’s registrars have been dismissed from duty for not complying with the registration protocol.
GDC leader Mamma Kandeh has called on party leaders to ask their supporters to put a stop to insults and campaign peacefully and respectfully.
Corporal Samba Bah, who recently called on government to facilitate his overseas treatment, has confirmed that a senior health official at the Gambia Armed Forces (GAF) has engaged him over his overseas treatment in India.
