Emirates has appointed Afzal Parambil regional manager for Southern Africa.
Afzal, based in Johannesburg, will oversee both passenger and cargo operations. Airport, sales and customer service for Emirates’ commercial operations in Southern Africa will fall under him.
Prior to the appointment, he served in a number of commercial and managerial roles within the Emirates Group, based in Dubai and across different points on the Emirates network, most recently as regional manager West Africa, based in Nigeria. He holds an economics degree and has also completed extensive training programmes across finance, marketing, leadership and general management in aviation.
Emirates operates 24 flights a week from three gateways in South Africa: Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban. In addition, it operates three weekly flights to its Southern African destinations, Harare, Zimbabwe, and Lusaka, Zambia.