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United Airlines Increases Nonstop Flights To Lagos From Washington D.C.

Posted on August 20, 2024August 20, 2024 by Wole Shadare

United Airlines has announced an increase in service between Lagos and Washington D.C. from three times weekly to daily flights between December 4, 2024 and 14 February 2025, reflecting a 133%year-over-year increase in seats for this period. This will be the first time United’s service between Lagos and Washington D.C. will operate daily and the flight continues to be the only night-time departure from Lagos to the U.S., enabling customers in Nigeria to benefit from…

Overland Begins Direct Lagos, Abuja Direct Flight Services

Posted on August 5, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Overland Airways, Nigeria’s longest-serving domestic airline, announces the commencement of direct flight services from Lagos to Abuja. Beginning on August 9, 2024, Overland Airways will offer regular daily direct flights between Nigeria’s economic hub Lagos and the administrative capital Abuja, operating over 60 weekly frequencies between the two cities to boost capacity on the route. This new service operating with Overland Airways’ brand new Embraer E-175 jets in a two-class configuration of Premium and Economy…

Technical fault grounds BA’s aircraft in Lagos, passengers put on other flights

Posted on June 21, 2024June 21, 2024 by Wole Shadare

…Carrier apologises to customers Mega carrier, British Airways has attributed the inability to fly out of Nigeria to a technical fault to its airplane at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport. The carrier however said that it had been in contact with its customers and apologised for the delay to their flight, adding that the majority of customers have been re-accomodated on other flights. The carrier noted that its team was working hard to book…

Kazim: Emirates won’t have problem retaining market share on Lagos-Dubai route

Posted on June 4, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Emirates Deputy President and Chief Commercial Officer, Adnan Kazim said the carrier plans to make a grand return to Nigeria after two years of exiting the route which was popular with Nigerian travellers. Speaking to journalists yesterday at the 80th Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit which ended on Tuesday in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), he said the airline plans to be linking back in the area of starting Dubai-Lagos daily from…

Four years after, FG reverses decision, relocates FAAN to Lagos

Posted on January 18, 2024January 18, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Four years after the Federal Government under President Muhammadu Buhari relocated all the aviation agencies to Abuja, the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu reversed the decision by asking the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to relocate to Lagos. This was revealed in a memo dated January 15th, 2024, and signed by the Managing Director of FAAN, Mrs Olubunmi Kuku. The memo read, “The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development has directed that the…

TAAG Angola to commence daily flight service to Lagos Jan 8

Posted on January 7, 2024January 7, 2024 by Wole Shadare

TAAG Angola has concluded plans to increase flights to Nigeria providing daily flights within Luanda – Lagos – Luanda. The carrier would operate the route with Boeing 737 aircraft. The airline is expected to benefit from greater availability and flexibility, as the company is providing daily connections between Luanda (Angola) and Lagos (Nigeria) from January 8th, 2023. Nigeria is one of the largest economies in Africa, and Lagos is a key regional destination, namely for…

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