Arik Air connects UAE and Abuja
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In an effort to further consolidate its position as West Africa’s preferred carrier, Arik Air expanded its network to include the Middle East. This makes the airline the first to offer a commercial passenger service between Dubai and Abuja.
The airline will launch its first commercial flight on 28 July, and will operate five flights every week between Dubai and Lagos via Abuja. The new service will benefit growing number of Nigerian nationals living and working in the UAE as well as UAE businesspersons.
Last year, the UAE-Lagos route served more than 300,000 passengers.
Dr Michael Arumemi-Ikhide, Arik Air’s global chief executive officer, said: “As the Nigerian population in UAE continues to increase, the need to connect Dubai to Lagos Abuja was imperative. The new flights recognize increasing demand for travel between these three very important commercial cities.”
The airline has currently deployed a fleet of Airbus A330-200 aircraft on the sector. Each aircraft is equipped with 30 business class seats and 187 economy class seats.
Arik Air also announced appointment of the Dadabhai Travel as its General Sales Agent (GSA) for the GCC region.
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