Air Nigeria (formerly Nigerian Eagle Airlines and Virgin Nigeria Airways), was the national flag carrier of Nigeria. The airline operates scheduled regional and domestic passenger services. Its base is Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos. The airline is a replacement for defunct Nigeria Airways. Its registered office is in Ikoyi, Lagos State, while its head office is on the 9th floor of Etiebets Place in Ikeja, Lagos State.[1] serves the following destinations (at June 2010):[2]
On 28 September 2004, the Nigerian government and Virgin Group signed an agreement to establish a new airline for Nigeria, to be called Virgin Nigeria Airways. Nigerian institutional investors own 51% of the company and Virgin Atlantic Airways owns 49%. The airline's inaugural flight was on 28 June 2005 from Lagos to London Heathrow using an Airbus A340-300 aircraft.
On 19 August 2008, Virgin Atlantic announced that it was "in talks to sell its 49 percent stake in Virgin Nigeria". It is also reviewing "whether it is appropriate that the Virgin brand should remain linked to Virgin Nigeria".[3] The dispute arose after Virgin Nigeria's domestic operations were moved against its will by the Ministry of Transportation to Terminal 2.
On 17 September 2009, Virgin Nigeria announced on their website they had rebranded as Nigerian Eagle Airlines. Nigerian Eagle Airlines also stated that they plan to focus on domestic and regional flights with further expansion into Europe and eventually the United States of America.[4] Virgin still own 49% of the new Nigerian Eagle Airlines with the remaining 51% by Nigerian investors.
On 2 June 2010, following the acquisition of a majority share in the airline, Jimoh Ibrahim, the new chairman, announced that Nigerian Eagle Airlines had changed its name to Air Nigeria Development Limited and would be known as Air Nigeria.[5]
In December 2011, Air Nigeria maintained services to the following domestic and regional destinations:[6]
[Hub]
Hub
[F]
Future destination
[T]
Terminated destination
City
Country
IATA
ICAO
Airport
Ref
Abidjan
Côte d'Ivoire
ABJ
DIAP
Port Bouet Airport [T]
[2]
Accra
Ghana
ACC
DGAA
Kotoka International Airport [T]
[2]
Abuja
Nigeria
ABV
DNAA
Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport [T]
[2]
Banjul
Gambia
BJL
GBYD
Banjul International Airport[T]
[2]
Benin City
Nigeria
BNI
DNBE
Benin Airport [T]
[7][8]
Brazzaville
Republic of the Congo
BZV
FCBB
Maya-Maya Airport [T]
[2]
Calabar
Nigeria
CBQ
DNCA
Margaret Ekpo International Airport [T]
[9]
Cotonou
Benin
COO
DBBB
Cadjehoun Airport [T]
[2]
Dakar
Senegal
DKR
GOOY
Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport [T]
[2]
Douala
Cameroon
DLA
FKKD
Douala International Airport [T]
[2]
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
DXB
OMDB
Dubai International Airport [T]
[10]
Enugu
Nigeria
ENU
DNEN
Akanu Ibiam International Airport [T]
[2]
Johannesburg
South Africa
JNB
FAJS
OR Tambo International Airport[T]
[11][12]
Kano
Nigeria
KAN
DNKN
Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport [T]
[13]
Lagos
Nigeria
LOS
DNMM|
Murtala Muhammed International Airport [Hub]
[2]
Libreville
Gabon
LBV
FOOL
Libreville International Airport [T]
[2]
London
United Kingdom
LGW
EGKK
Gatwick Airport[T]
[14]
London
United Kingdom
LHR
EGLL
London Heathrow Airport [T]
[15]
Monrovia
Liberia
ROB
GLRB
Roberts International Airport [T]
[2]
Owerri
Nigeria
QOW
DNIM
Sam Mbakwe Airport[T]
[8][16]
Port Harcourt
Nigeria
PHC
DNPO
Port Harcourt International Airport [T]
[2]
Port Harcourt
Nigeria
PHG
-
Port Harcourt NAF Base [T]
[17]
São Tomé
São Tomé and Príncipe
TMS
FPST
São Tomé International Airport [T]
[2]
Sokoto
Nigeria
SKO
DNSO
Sadiq Abubakar III International Airport [T]
[2]
Warri
Nigeria
QRW
DNSO
Warri Airport [T]
[18]
^"VNA Registered Offices Archived 9 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine." Virgin Nigeria Airways. Retrieved on 20 January 2009.
^ abcdefghijklmnop"Air Nigeria time table". Retrieved 6 May 2023.
^"Virgin in talks to sell out of Nigeria". www.ft.com. (subscription required)
^"Virgin Nigeria rebrand as Nigerian Eagle Airlines". Archived from the original on 22 September 2009. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
^"Nigerian Eagle Airlines Rebranda As Air Nigeeria". Archived from the original on 12 June 2010. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
^"Destinations of Air Nigeria". Archived from the original on 18 August 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
^"VK Benin City service article". Archived from the original on 18 March 2009. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
^ ab"VK relaunch Owerri and Benin from July 2010". Archived from the original on 6 March 2010. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
^"Calabar service article". Archived from the original on 21 March 2009. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
^"Dubai service article". Archived from the original on 21 March 2009. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
^"Johannesburg service article". Archived from the original on 21 March 2009. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
^"Air Nigeria to resume long-haul network as West African aviation grows". CAPA - Centre for Aviation. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
^"Kano service article". Archived from the original on 18 March 2009. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
^Kazeem Akintunde (15 April 2012). "Air Nigeria Set for International Route Operations". allAfrica. Abuja. Leadership. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
^"Virgin Nigeria axes London". Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
^"Owerri Airport". Aviation in Nigeria. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
^"NAF service article". Archived from the original on 18 March 2009. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
^"VK Warri service news article". Archived from the original on 21 March 2009. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
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