Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, will upgrade its Lagos service to a daily one to meet the growing demand from passengers travelling to and from Nigeria.
The airline initially launched its service between Lagos, West Africa’s most populous city, and Abu Dhabi on July 1, 2012 with six flights a week, enhancing the links between Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates.
The new daily service will
be introduced on March 31, coinciding with the start of the airline’s new summer schedule, and will significantly improve connections between Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates, and beyond to key destinations across the airline’s network in Saudi Arabia, the Middle East, India, Malaysia and China.
Maurice Phohleli, Etihad Airways’ General Manager, Nigeria and West Africa, said: “We have received a very positive response from the Nigerian market since launching our service six months ago. Clearly, the people of Nigeria appreciate the superior product and service of the world’s leading airline and we are proud to serve them.
“Our passenger loads are strong, and we are confident that this route will continue to support the growing flow of business and leisure travellers who fly from Nigeria to the United Arab Emirates and onwards over the airline’s hub in Abu Dhabi to key commercial and tourism destinations in the GCC, North and Southeast Asia and markets in the Indian sub-continent.”
The service, comprising a mix of morning and evening departures, is operated by an Airbus A330-200 aircraft configured to carry 22 Pearl Business class and 240 Coral Economy class passengers
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