United Airlines says it has commenced flight operations from Washington, United States, to Lagos, Nigeria.
The new service marks the airline’s return to Nigeria since
it left in 2016 over foreign exchange crisis.
In a statement, the airline announced that its inaugural
flight from Washington arrived in Lagos on Tuesday.
It stated that with three weekly flights, United is the “first and only airline serving Washington, D.C. nonstop from Lagos.”
“The flight is
operated with state-of-the-art Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft, featuring
United’s award-winning United PolarisSM business class cabin and United Premium
PlusSM premium economy,” the statement reads.
Speaking on the development, Patrick Quayle, United’s Senior
Vice President of International Network Planning and Alliances, said: “This new
flight from Lagos reinforces our ongoing commitment to growing our network in
Africa and providing more convenient service to the destinations our customers
want to fly to most.”
“This highly anticipated service will provide a key gateway
between Lagos and Washington D.C., as well as easy one-stop connections to
almost 80 destinations across the Americas, including Houston and Chicago.”
In her remarks, Mary Beth Leonard, US ambassador to Nigeria,
said: “This exciting initiative further expands our economic relationship,
promotes people-to-people ties, and creates new opportunities for United,
travel companies, and customers alike.”
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