By Aduragbemi Omiyale
A partnership aimed to make available to air passengers real-time flight schedules and inventory has been entered into between Wakanow and Dana Airlines, also known as Dana Air.
“Wakanow is expected to bring in another differentiator to the Nigerian travel industry as we begin this collaboration with Dana Airlines,” the chief executive of Wakanow, Mr Adebayo Adedeji, stated.
“With this partnership, we are poised to change the face of domestic travel for Nigerian travellers and other tourists from across the world. We would bring our topnotch expertise to bear so that this collaboration will be a case study across the aviation industry,” he added.
It was gathered that this collaboration between both organisations makes the leading travel tech company the only official online travel agency with Dana Airlines Nigeria’s Live Inventory bookable in real-time.
This will enable the firm to deliver a seamless booking experience for its customers and passengers of the fully private sector-owned carrier in Nigeria.
“The aviation industry is undergoing changes that will delight travellers and will bring a boost to the quality of service provided to the travellers. With Wakanow, Nigerians will continue to have bespoke services and superior customer experience across all our touchpoints for Dana Airlines,” Mr Adedeji assured.
In her words, the Chief Commercial Officer of Wakanow, Mrs Adenike Macaulay, said, “This integration with Dana Airlines will unlock an expanded domestic inventory selection for our customers making Wakanow the one-stop shop for domestic travel bookings in Nigeria.
“Our expertise in the travel industry will be brought to the fore in exceeding customers’ experience with Dana Airlines bookings. She noted, “Our workforce is ready to support Dana Airlines in surpassing customers’ expectations.”
In his remarks, the deputy CEO of Dana Air, Mr Sukhjinder Mann, said, “Our collaboration with Wakanow is to create seamless, real-time booking options for our guests across the world and there are a lot of these partnerships in the works as part of efforts to continue to exceed the flying aspirations of our guests with improved customer experience.”
Wakanow has become renowned for her support of local and international airlines and for enhancing the Nigerian aviation industry with distinct products and services. The travel tech company is built to cater to all the travel needs of travel enthusiasts from flights, hotels, holiday experiences, visa processing, and COVID-19 tests, among other offerings for Nigerian travellers.
As an indigenous African travel industry leader, Wakanow was a part of the 10th Aviation Stakeholders Convention that took place in Nairobi, Kenya recently.
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