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Nigeria-Accra Route: Lifeblood of Nigerian Regional Aviation

Posted on March 31, 2026March 31, 2026 by Wole Shadare

The Lagos–Accra corridor is currently the most competitive regional route in West Africa. The entry of new players and the expansion of existing ones have shifted the market from a stable duopoly into a high-frequency battleground, writes WOLE SHADARE For decades, the Lagos-Accra air corridor has been the undisputed golden route of West African aviation. With Nigerian airlines seeking dollar-denominated revenue to hedge against local-currency volatility, the 45-minute flight to Ghana has become the primary theatre…

ValueJet to begin Accra operations, March 30th

Posted on March 23, 2026 by Wole Shadare

All is now set for the launch of ValueJet’s Lagos-Accra-Lagos flights. The inaugural flight is scheduled for March 30th 2026. This is coming as the carrier moves forward with its regional expansion. Flights will depart from the new terminal at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, daily at 8:00 am, with return flights from Accra to Lagos by 9:00 am, and passengers can now book at www.flyvaluejet.com This expansion follows the successful launch of its first international…

200,000 annual traffic on Nigeria-Accra route attraction for country’s airlines

Posted on November 18, 2025November 18, 2025 by Wole Shadare

How to get Nigeria’s empty airports viable-IATA Experts seek investment in route development Nigerian airlines have justified the decision to use Accra as its launch pad for both regional and international airline operations, citing a vast number of seats on the Lagos-Accra route. The Chairman of United Nigeria Airlines, Prof. Obiora Okonkwo, yesterday at the FAAN National Aviation Conference in Lagos, with the theme, “Elevating the Nigerian Aviation Industry Through Investment and Global Engagements”,…

Lagos-Accra route: Market cannibalisation

Posted on November 4, 2025 by Wole Shadare

The saturation of the Lagos-Accra air route, where multiple Nigerian and regional carriers are competing, carries significant implications, primarily involving financial risk for the airlines and volatile benefits for passengers, writes WOLE SHADARE The wait is finally over as United Nigeria Airlines announces the commencement of direct flights to Accra, Ghana, beginning November 10, 2025. The commencement of the Accra route by the airline, no doubt, would serve as an important part of the…

ValueJet to expand regional network, opens Accra, Cotonou, Malabo routes

Posted on August 14, 2025August 14, 2025 by Wole Shadare

ValueJet, a growing private Nigerian carrier, has concluded plans to launch a hat trick of routes from its hub in Lagos to Cotonou, Benin Republic, Accra, Ghana, and Malabo in Equatorial Guinea, less than three years after commencing scheduled flight operations. The airline kick-started its foray into regional operations with the launch of direct flights to Banjul, The Gambia, from Lagos on May 15, 2025, underlying its ambitious regional route expansion plans. The carrier’s…