Emirates resumed their much-anticipated daily service between Dubai and Lagos, Nigeria on Wednesday, October 2, 2024. After landing, the carrier hosted an exclusive event for VIPs, government officials, and key representatives of the Nigerian government.
On Thursday (October 3, 2024), Emirates announced the restart of daily service between Dubai and Lagos, Nigeria, with the first flight touching down on Wednesday, October 2nd. An official delegation onboard the inaugural flight was led by Adil Al Ghaith, Senior Vice President Commercial Operations, Gulf, Middle East and Central Asia; David Broz, Senior Vice President of Aeropolitical and Airline Industry Affairs and Sami Aqil Abdullah, Senior Vice President Emirates Airport Services Outstation and Business Support.
The Nigerian delegation onboard included His Excellency, Festus Keyamo, Honourable Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development of Nigeria; His Excellency, Zayyan Ibrahim, Consul General of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in Dubai and the Northern Emirates and Adewale Babtunde Awolesi, Head of Chancery, Consulate General of Nigeria.
Commenting on the resumed service, Emirates Airline’s Deputy President and Chief Commercial Officer, Adnan Kazim, said,
“This has been a long-awaited moment, and we are excited to resume operations to Lagos, helping reconnect travellers seamlessly to and through Dubai, coupled with a consistent, world-class experience onboard.
“We would like to thank the Nigerian authorities, including the Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development and the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, as well as the UAE authorities including His Excellency Salem Saeed Al Shamsi, Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates, and His Excellency Dr. Abdulla Almandoos, Consulate General of the United Arab Emirates in Lagos, for their support. We are committed to making this route a success and look forward to contributing to the Nigerian aviation industry’s growth and offering travellers and businesses more choice and connectivity to key destination across our network.”
Also commenting on the restart of the Dubai-Lagos route, His Excellency, Festus Keyamo, Honourable Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development of Nigeria, added,
“We are pleased to welcome Emirates back to Nigeria. Emirates has become a global brand and Nigeria, being the most populous black nation in the world, is the sure destination for all major airlines in the world. So, this is a mutually beneficial relationship and we look forward to many years of seamless operations for the designated airlines of both countries to ply the route.”
Emirates’ flight EK783 will depart Dubai at 09:45, arriving in Lagos at 15:20, while the return flight, EK784, departs Lagos at 17:30 and touches down back in Dubai at 05:10+1. The route will be operated with a Boeing 777-300ER featuring eight First Class suites, 42 Business Class, and 304 Economy Class seats. Emirates is one of only two carriers offering First Class to/from Lagos.
Source: Emirates
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