Emirates Airlines has announced it will be resuming operations in Nigeria starting October 1, 2024.
Recall that in November 2022, Emirates suspended flights operations to Nigeria over its inability to repatriate its $85 million revenue trapped in the country.
However the airline disclosed in a tweet on its official X handle on Thursday, May 16 said it will be resuming operation by October 1st.
“We’re back, Nigeria! We’ll be resuming services to Lagos from 1 October 2024, and we can’t wait to offer unrivalled connectivity to Dubai and beyond to over 140 cities,” the airline wrote.
In a statement released, the airline says it will be operating a daily service between Lagos and Dubai, and offering customers more choice and connectivity from Nigeria’s largest city to, and through, Dubai.