Emirates Airlines today confirmed that it will be flying to Dubai from Abuja and Kano International airports starting from August 2014.
The Federal Ministry of Aviation approved the career’s request to expand its operations in Nigeria, and the airline’s Senior Vice President Salem Obaidalla disclosed that daily flights will now be in operation from Northern Nigeria to the Middle East, to add to its twice-daily flights from Lagos.
“In accordance with the existing UAE-Nigeria agreement on air services, [we will commence] with four weekly flights routed Dubai-Abuja-Kano-Dubai and three weekly flights routed Dubai-Kano-Abuja-Dubai, without carriage of domestic traffic between Abuja and Kano,” he said.
The Aviation Minister Stella Oduah praised the expansion, stating that passengers from Abuja and Kano who fly Emirates would now be able to board the airline from their doorsteps.
“I am particularly delighted with this development,” she said.
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