Madagascar Airlines (MD, Antananarivo) will take delivery of its first E190-E2 in March 2023, followed by two more in 2024, according to a tripartite agreement signed between the Malagasy government, Embraer, and lessor Azorra Aviation in Antananarivo on December 7, 2022.

At a signing ceremony of the partnership agreement at Iavoloha Palace, the official residence of the Malagasy president, Embraer Marketing Director Michael Novak said the aircraft would enable the airline to improve its domestic and regional connectivity and open the Indian Ocean island to new markets, such as Dubai International, reported Orange Madagascar.

Domestically, the 96-seater E190-E2 will link Antananarivo to Nosy-Be, and Antananarivo to Antsiranana and Fort Dauphin in less than an hour, media were told.

Regionally, the Embraer will ply the Tulear – Johannesburg O.R. Tambo route with flights to South Africa to be re-opened soon, reported L'Express Madagascar. Other regional destinations on the radar include Mauritius, Moroni International in the Comoros, and Addis Ababa in Ethiopia.

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