Emirates set to suspend Nigeria flights as currency crisis deepens
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Emirates will suspend its four times weekly service between Dubai and Abuja starting 30 October.
The decision to stop flights to and from Abuja was made “after a review of the airline’s operations to ensure the best utilisation of its aircraft fleet for its overall business objectives,” the Emirates’ spokesman said.
Airlines operating to Nigeria have struggled as a result of the devaluation of the local currency as the country faces its first recession in 25 years.
This has been brought on by low oil prices, which has slashed government revenue and created chronic dollar shortages. The situation has seen many firms halt operations and lay off workers, compounding the economic crisis.
Emirates is the second airline to suspend services to Nigeria after Kenya Airways said it would halt some operations as part of a route restructuring from 15 November.
Both Emirates and Kenya Airways will continue to serve Nigeria from the country’s most populous city, Lagos.
However, United and Iberia both stopped services to Nigeria earlier this year.
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