Emirates will resume services to Nigeria from 1 October 2024, operating a daily service between Lagos and Dubai.
The airline will relaunch the service based on the following timetable:
EK783 DEPART DXB 09:45 ARRIVE LOS 15:20 EK784 DEPART LOS 17:30 ARRIVE DXB 05:10+1 Commences 1st October 2024 Operates Daily Booked Equipment: Three-Class Boeing 777-300ER
The service will be operated using a Boeing 777-300ER, fitted with 8 First Class suites, 42 Business Class seats, and 304 seats in Economy Class seats.
With the resumption of operations to Nigeria, Emirates operates to 19 gateways in Africa with 157 flights per week from Dubai, with further reach to an additional 130 regional points in Africa through its codeshare and interline partnerships with South African Airways, Airlink, Royal Air Maroc, Tunis Air, among others.
Cargo space will also be available, with Emirates SkyCargo offering more than 300 tonnes of belly-hold freight.
In Quotes
Adnan Kazim, Emirates’ Deputy President and Chief Commercial Officer said,
“We are excited to resume our services to Nigeria. The Lagos-Dubai service has traditionally been popular with customers in Nigeria and we hope to reconnect leisure and business travellers to Dubai and onwards to our network of over 140 destinations. We thank the Nigerian government for their partnership and support in re-establishing this route and we look forward to welcoming passengers back onboard.”
Back after two years
The move for Emirates to return to Lagos is after a two-year break and after its inability to repatriate funds trapped in the country.
From the looks of things, the funds can be transferred out, and flights can commence again between the UAE and Nigeria.
With this move, an important connectivity route will be restored. Lets hope the relations between the two countries remain stable to continue the service.
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