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Etihad Airways to launch flights to Nigeria next year

Etihad Airways will start flights to Nigeria from Abu Dhabi next year, the airline announced on Tuesday.

  • Staff Report
  • Published: 11:15 August 26, 2008
  • Gulf News

Abu Dhabi: Etihad Airways will start flights to Nigeria from Abu Dhabi next year, the airline announced on Tuesday.

The airline will operate four services a week to Lagos, Nigeria's commercial capital, and Abuja, the country's capital city.

A start date for the new flights has yet to be determined but the airline may begin the service in March 2009.

The “triangular'' flights, between Abu Dhabi, Lagos and Abuja, will be served by one of Etihad's Airbus A330-200 aircraft which is configured to carry 22 passengers in business class, 240 passengers in economy and which has a cargo capacity of 14 tonnes.

James Hogan, Etihad Airways' chief executive, said: “The launch of the first flights between Abu Dhabi and Nigeria will be a proud achievement for Etihad Airways which will continue the impressive growth of the airline's global flight network.

The addition of the new flights is also expected to increase bilateral trade between the UAE and Nigeria, for business travellers and freight forwarders.
“The new service will support UAE-Nigeria trade ties and also provide a frequent service for West-African based air travellers looking to visit the UAE for shopping and holidays,'' Hogan said.

The two Nigerian cities join Johannesburg, Cairo, Casablanca and Khartoum as part of Etihad's route network in Africa.

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