{"id":5544,"date":"2020-12-09T16:20:33","date_gmt":"2020-12-09T15:20:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mgh-prod.com\/westaf\/?page_id=5544"},"modified":"2020-12-18T11:37:01","modified_gmt":"2020-12-18T10:37:01","slug":"westaf-gambie","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/mgh-prod.com\/westaf\/westaf-gambie\/","title":{"rendered":"Westaf Gambie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;5559&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=&#8221;30&#8243; row_content_width=&#8221;grid&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1607685715160{padding-top: 90px !important;padding-bottom: 90px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;]<div class=\"qodef-section-title-holder  qodef-st-standard qodef-st-title-left qodef-st-normal-space \" >\n\t<div class=\"qodef-st-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"qodef-st-title\" >\n\t\t\t\tLE MOD\u00c8LE LOW<br \/> COST\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]The emergence of the low cost carrier (LCC) model has proven highly profitable and successful throughout the world over the past two decades. The model continues to gain momentum globally, leaving Africa as the only remaining continent that does not offer a true low-cost carrier option.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;30&#8243;]<div class=\"qodef-section-title-holder  qodef-st-standard qodef-st-title-left qodef-st-normal-space \" >\n\t<div class=\"qodef-st-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"qodef-st-title\" >\n\t\t\t\tWEST AFRICAIN AIRLINE DUOPOLY ENVIRONMENT HAS CREATED A LACK OF COMPETITION, RESULTING INCENTIVE FOR THE EXISTING CARRIERS TO OFFER LITTLE COMPETITIVE TICKET PRICES TO CONSUMERS.\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;30&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;5569&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;30&#8243;][vc_column_text]The business model has been developed as part of the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme (TEEP) and presented at Rothschild\u2019s Bank (London). Strategies and plans have been reviewed by experts in African, Middle East and European Aviation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>We are at the launch of the West African Air Passenger Market. The region is ready for the West AF product. Innovative and proven techniques for managing performance and teams in the West AF \u2018Everything is Connected\u2019 concept will support efficiency and flexibility, keys to managing change in the low cost business model.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>African passenger air transport has predicted growth for the next 20 years at a rate of 5.7% per year (Air Transport Action Group \u2013 ATAG Report). Even with recent studies highlighting slowing growth in Africa, \u2018African economy facing headwinds\u2019, the Aviation Sector will grow as it has been lagging far behind and is part of the infrastructure needed to boost economic growth.<\/p>\n<p>The African continent only accounts for 2.85 percent of the world total in passengers transported in spite of being the second largest and second most populous continent.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1607686779997{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #f9be00 !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;5871&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20&#8243;][vc_column_text]WEST AF business model provides unbundled services and maximizes demand and revenue using yield management to set base prices. It strongly focuses on cost control with adherence to the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Standardization of plane size and seating options,<\/li>\n<li>Using a reduced seat pitch, if required,<\/li>\n<li>Use primarily unserved or underserviced catchment areas and secondary airports,<\/li>\n<li>Cap full-time employees substantially below that of the mainline carriers,<\/li>\n<li>Unbundle all items; deploy strategies for maximizing ancillary revenue by selling additional services, such as in-flight food and baggage, to customers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"qodef-elements-holder   qodef-one-column  qodef-responsive-mode-768 \" ><div class=\"qodef-eh-item  qodef-vertical-alignment-top  \" style=\"background-color: #f9be00\" data-item-class=\"qodef-eh-custom-8900\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-eh-item-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-eh-item-content qodef-eh-custom-8900\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column][\/vc_column][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_content_width=&#8221;grid&#8221; 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Gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 notre exp\u00e9rience et nos connaissances, nous disposons du meilleur mod\u00e8le \u00e9conomique pour faire face au changement dans le transport a\u00e9rien commercial.<\/p>\n<p>En plus d&#8217;apporter de la valeur \u00e0 nos clients, WestAF est \u00e9galement fi\u00e8re de la valeur croissante que nous apportons \u00e0 nos actionnaires. Les d\u00e9tails financiers, strat\u00e9giques et de d\u00e9veloppement sont disponibles, y compris des projections sur 10 ans.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nous invitons les investisseurs \u00e0 se joindre \u00e0 nous dans cette aventure unique pour construire le nouveau mod\u00e8le \u00e9conomique du transport a\u00e9rien low cost en Afrique de l&#8217;Ouest.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;5559&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=&#8221;30&#8243; row_content_width=&#8221;grid&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1607685715160{padding-top: 90px !important;padding-bottom: 90px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]The emergence of the low cost carrier (LCC) model [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"full-width.php","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/mgh-prod.com\/westaf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5544"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/mgh-prod.com\/westaf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/mgh-prod.com\/westaf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mgh-prod.com\/westaf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mgh-prod.com\/westaf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5544"}],"version-history":[{"count":104,"href":"http:\/\/mgh-prod.com\/westaf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5544\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5876,"href":"http:\/\/mgh-prod.com\/westaf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5544\/revisions\/5876"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/mgh-prod.com\/westaf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5544"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}