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Green Africa Airways

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Green Africa Airways
Legal namestring
Green Africa Airways Limited
Websiteurl
flygaa.com
Company typeenum
Private
Founded yearint
2012
Short descriptiontext

Green Africa Airways is a privately held Nigerian low-cost carrier operating domestic flights from a Lagos hub to Benin, Abuja, and Akure, selling tickets directly to budget-conscious travelers through its own booking platform.

Operating statusenum
Operating
Ownership categoryenum
Headcount rangeband
11–50
akta.pro rankint
HeadquartersIle-ife, Nigeria
HQ citystring
Ile-ife
HQ countrystring
Nigeria
HQ regionstring
Africa
Markets served

Serves global market

Keyword5 values
domestic air travel, passenger flight services, low-cost airline, airline ticket booking, scheduled flight operations
Industry1 code
1Group & ACMI Charter Airlines (Ad-hoc/Wet Lease)
CodeTLAFABACPrimaryYes
NAICS code2 codes
  • Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation481111
  • Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation481211
SIC code2 codes
  • Air Transportation, Scheduled4512
  • Air Transportation, Nonscheduled4522
Product category
Passenger Air Transportation
Social media profiles1 record
GTM motion1 record

Each record includes

Type, Description, Source

Revenue model1 record
1Airline Ticket Sales
TypeTransaction Fee
Description

Primary revenue generated from passenger airfares across domestic and regional routes including Lagos, Benin, Abuja, and Akure.

greenafrica.com
Marketing channels2 records

Each record includes

Title, Type, Stage, Description, Source

Distribution channels1 record

Each record includes

Title, Type, Scope, Target buyer, Description, Source

Cost components5 values
Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D
GTM typeB2C
B2C
Offering typeServices
Services
Core offering1 text field

Green Africa Airways is a Nigerian value-based airline that sells scheduled domestic passenger air travel, operating point-to-point flights from its Lagos hub to Benin City, Abuja, and Akure. The airline distributes tickets directly to travelers through its own online booking platform and supports the journey with digital services such as online check-in and a self-service bookings-management tool. It also accepts charter flight requests for non-scheduled air travel needs.

Differentiator
Functional benefit
Problem solved
Product and service1 record
1Scheduled Passenger Flights
No data
Peers10 records
1Azman Air
TypeDirect peer
Description

Nigerian domestic carrier operating Lagos and other major cities. Similar mid-tier domestic positioning, comparable fleet scale, and overlapping customer base.

2Air Peace
TypeDirect peer
Description

Nigeria's largest domestic carrier, operating Lagos-Abuja and other trunk routes that directly overlap with Green Africa. Closest large-scale competitor on the same domestic network.

3Fastjet
TypeRegional player
Description

Pan-African LCC that has operated scheduled services across multiple African markets. Useful analogue for the capital-intensive challenge of scaling an LCC across Africa.

4Africa World Airlines
TypeRegional player
Description

Ghana-based West African regional carrier serving Accra, Lagos, and other WAEMU routes. Closest West African regional LCC analogue outside Nigeria.

5RwandAir
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

East African flag carrier with both domestic and regional scheduled services. Comparable African scheduled-passenger operation with broader hub-and-spoke network serving as a regional benchmark.

6Arik Air
TypeDirect peer
Description

Long-standing Nigerian domestic and regional operator that has overlapped Green Africa's core Lagos-Abuja market. Comparable LCC-leaning domestic model in the same regulatory environment.

7Dana Air
TypeDirect peer
Description

Nigerian domestic carrier serving Lagos and several of Green Africa's secondary destinations. Direct competitor for scheduled domestic passengers on overlapping routes.

8Jambojet
TypeRegional player
Description

Kenyan LCC subsidiary of Kenya Airways serving East African routes. Parallel LCC positioning in a different African geography with similar cost-conscious traveler base.

9Ibom Air
TypeDirect peer
Description

Nigerian state-backed regional carrier operating domestic routes including Lagos and Abuja. Comparable size and route focus, competing for the same price-sensitive Nigerian traveler.

10FlySafair
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

South Africa's leading low-cost carrier operating a dense domestic network. Comparable LCC model in a more mature African market, useful benchmark for unit economics.

Market position
Customer concentration

Classification, Details

Segment1 record

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Title, Type, Primary, Description, Pain point addressed, Use case, Source

Ideal customer profile1 record

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Profile, Firmographic size, Sales motion, Sales cycle length, Buying structure, Purchase trigger, Buyer persona, Geography, Industry vertical, Primary use case, Description, Pain points, Evidence proof points, Target buyer

Technology focused
No
API detail
Has APIbool
No

Docs URL, Description

AI maturity
App detail

Has app

Core technology
Revenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Number of profiles
Profiles1 record

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Funding overview

Funding stage, Last funding date, Total funding USD

Funding rounds4 records

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Round, Amount USD, Date, Pre money valuation, Total investors, Investors, News

Investors3 records

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Name, Type, Date of entry, Rounds participated, Website

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M&A

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Name, Acquisition type, Announced date, Completed date, Status, Website, News

Investment

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Green Africa Airways

Passenger Air Transportationflygaa.com

Green Africa Airways is a privately held Nigerian low-cost carrier operating domestic flights from a Lagos hub to Benin, Abuja, and Akure, selling tickets directly to budget-conscious travelers through its own booking platform.

Green Africa Airways firmographics

Firmographics
Name
Green Africa Airways
Legal name
Green Africa Airways Limited
Website
https://flygaa.com
Company type
Private
Founded year
2012
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
11–50 employees
Short description
Green Africa Airways is a privately held Nigerian low-cost carrier operating domestic flights from a Lagos hub to Benin, Abuja, and Akure, selling tickets directly to budget-conscious travelers through its own booking platform.
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

Green Africa Airways industry classification

Industry
Product category
Passenger Air Transportation
NAICS
Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation (481111), Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation (481211)
SIC
Air Transportation, Scheduled (4512), Air Transportation, Nonscheduled (4522)
akta.pro primary industry
Group & ACMI Charter Airlines (Ad-hoc/Wet Lease) (TLAFABAC)

Keywords

  • Domestic air travel
  • Passenger flight services
  • Low-cost airline
  • Airline ticket booking
  • Scheduled flight operations

Where Green Africa Airways is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
Ile-ife
HQ country
Nigeria
HQ region
Africa

Markets served

Green Africa Airways business model

Business model
GTM type
B2C
Offering type
Services
Cost components
Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

  1. Airline Ticket Sales: Primary revenue generated from passenger airfares across domestic and regional routes including Lagos, Benin, Abuja, and Akure.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Green Africa Airways product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Green Africa Airways is a Nigerian value-based airline that sells scheduled domestic passenger air travel, operating point-to-point flights from its Lagos hub to Benin City, Abuja, and Akure. The airline distributes tickets directly to travelers through its own online booking platform and supports the journey with digital services such as online check-in and a self-service bookings-management tool. It also accepts charter flight requests for non-scheduled air travel needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

  • Scheduled Passenger Flights

Companies that use Green Africa Airways

Customer profile

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Green Africa Airways technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API
No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Green Africa Airways competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

  • Azman Air: Nigerian domestic carrier operating Lagos and other major cities. Similar mid-tier domestic positioning, comparable fleet scale, and overlapping customer base.
  • Air Peace: Nigeria's largest domestic carrier, operating Lagos-Abuja and other trunk routes that directly overlap with Green Africa. Closest large-scale competitor on the same domestic network.
  • Arik Air: Long-standing Nigerian domestic and regional operator that has overlapped Green Africa's core Lagos-Abuja market. Comparable LCC-leaning domestic model in the same regulatory environment.
  • Dana Air: Nigerian domestic carrier serving Lagos and several of Green Africa's secondary destinations. Direct competitor for scheduled domestic passengers on overlapping routes.
  • Ibom Air: Nigerian state-backed regional carrier operating domestic routes including Lagos and Abuja. Comparable size and route focus, competing for the same price-sensitive Nigerian traveler.

Regional players

  • Fastjet: Pan-African LCC that has operated scheduled services across multiple African markets. Useful analogue for the capital-intensive challenge of scaling an LCC across Africa.
  • Africa World Airlines: Ghana-based West African regional carrier serving Accra, Lagos, and other WAEMU routes. Closest West African regional LCC analogue outside Nigeria.
  • Jambojet: Kenyan LCC subsidiary of Kenya Airways serving East African routes. Parallel LCC positioning in a different African geography with similar cost-conscious traveler base.

Broad incumbents

  • RwandAir: East African flag carrier with both domestic and regional scheduled services. Comparable African scheduled-passenger operation with broader hub-and-spoke network serving as a regional benchmark.
  • FlySafair: South Africa's leading low-cost carrier operating a dense domestic network. Comparable LCC model in a more mature African market, useful benchmark for unit economics.

Market position

Customer concentration

Green Africa Airways social profiles

Digital presence

Green Africa Airways financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Green Africa Airways leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Green Africa Airways funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds4 records

Investors3 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Green Africa Airways M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Green Africa Airways

What does Green Africa Airways do?

Green Africa Airways is a Nigerian value-based airline that sells scheduled domestic passenger air travel, operating point-to-point flights from its Lagos hub to Benin City, Abuja, and Akure. The airline distributes tickets directly to travelers through its own online booking platform and supports the journey with digital services such as online check-in and a self-service bookings-management tool. It also accepts charter flight requests for non-scheduled air travel needs.

Is Green Africa Airways a public or private company?

Green Africa Airways is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently operating.

When was Green Africa Airways founded?

Green Africa Airways was founded in 2012. It employs 11 to 50 people.

Where is Green Africa Airways based?

Green Africa Airways is headquartered in Ile-ife, Nigeria, in the Africa region.

How does Green Africa Airways make money?

One revenue line is on record: airline Ticket Sales.

Who are Green Africa Airways's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are Azman Air, Air Peace, Arik Air, Dana Air and Ibom Air. Regional players are Fastjet, Africa World Airlines and Jambojet. Broad incumbents are RwandAir and FlySafair.

Does Green Africa Airways have an API?

No public API is recorded for Green Africa Airways.

What industry is Green Africa Airways in?

Green Africa Airways's product category is Passenger Air Transportation. Its primary akta.pro industry code is TLAFABAC, Group & ACMI Charter Airlines (Ad-hoc/Wet Lease). Its NAICS code is 481111 and its SIC code is 4512.

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ch-aviationNigeria's Green Africa Airways secures AOC, launchesNigerian startup Green Africa Airways received its Air Operator Certificate from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority on August 9, 2021, and plans to begin commercial flights between Lagos and Abuja on August 12. It has leased three ATR72-600s from ACIA Aero, aiming to scale to 15 aircraft by 2022. Services will cover seven domestic destinations, with two additional bases planned.PR NewswireGbenga Oyebode Joins Green Africa Airways' Board of DirectorsGreen Africa Airways announced that Mr. Gbenga Oyebode, a prominent Nigerian business leader and former Chairman of Access Bank, has joined its Founding Board of Directors. The new value airline based in Lagos, Nigeria has received its Air Transport License and holds a commitment for up to 100 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft. Mr. Oyebode stated the Nigerian commercial aviation industry is ripe for a game-changing player and expressed enthusiasm about positioning the airline for long-term success.PR NewswireBoeing, Green Africa Airways Announce Landmark Commitment for up to 100 737 MAX aircraftBoeing and Green Africa Airways announced a landmark commitment for up to 100 737 MAX 8 aircraft, comprising 50 firm orders and 50 options with a list price of $11.7 billion. This agreement represents the largest aircraft deal from Africa and supports Green Africa Airways' plan to launch commercial operations in Nigeria and expand across the continent.PR NewswireGreen Africa Airways Strengthens Founding Team, Appoints Directors of Maintenance & Engineering, Quality & Safety, Ground Operations and Cabin ServicesGreen Africa Airways appointed four industry veterans as directors for maintenance & engineering, quality & safety, ground operations, and cabin services. The airline aims to leverage the executives' extensive experience to establish operational standards and build a world-class carrier for Nigeria and Africa.FinSMEsGreen Africa Airways Completes Undisclosed Series A Financing RoundGreen Africa Airways, a Lagos-based airline, completed an undisclosed Series A financing round with Kuramo Capital. The airline formed an advisory board led by Tom Horton, William Shaw, and Virasb Vahidi. It holds an Air Transport License and is in conversations with aircraft manufacturers.