São Tomé & Príncipe is ideally located in the centre of the Gulf of Guiné, and the region represents by itself 7% to 8% of the worldwide oil production (approximately 6.300.000 barrels/day) with a potential of 12% to 13%.
São Tomé & Príncipe is essentially a tourism destination but has a growing number of business travellers mainly from Angola, Gabon, Nigeria and South Africa.

Pre Covid, the air link to São Tomé had the following connections:
3 rotations per week from Lisbon, via Accra, with TAP (8 H).
1 rotation per week from Lisbon with STPA (6 H).
3 rotation per week from Accra with TAP (1 H 30 m).
2 rotations per week from Luanda with TAAG (1 H 40 m).
2 rotations per week from Libreville with Afrijet (1 H).
Daily rotation from TMS to PCP (35 m) with SAAB 340 with 35 seats with no flights on Wednesdays due to maintenance schedule.