TheAirlines.com
No Result
View All Result
Monday, July 14, 2025
  • Login
  • Home
    • Home – Layout 1
    • Home – Layout 2
    • Home – Layout 3
    • Home – Layout 4
    • Home – Layout 5
  • Airline News
  • Airline Routes
  • Travel Guide
  • Airline Ratings
  • photos
  • Airliners
  • Accidents
Subscribe
TheAirlines.com
  • Home
    • Home – Layout 1
    • Home – Layout 2
    • Home – Layout 3
    • Home – Layout 4
    • Home – Layout 5
  • Airline News
  • Airline Routes
  • Travel Guide
  • Airline Ratings
  • photos
  • Airliners
  • Accidents
No Result
View All Result
TheAirlines.com
No Result
View All Result
Home Airline News

Emirates Airlines Suspends All Flights Serving Nigeria

by Richard Omanga
August 20, 2022
in Airline News
Reading Time: 3 mins read
0
An Airbus A380-800 belonging to Emirates Airlines.

An Emirates Airbus A380-800 in flight.

153
SHARES
1.9k
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Dubai-based Emirates Airlines has suspended all flights to and from Nigeria. This comes a few months after the West African nation froze at least $85 million that belongs to the airline.

The long-haul gulf-based carrier said the total suspension will take effect on September 1st, 2022 mainly because the airline has been unable to recover funds stuck in Nigeria and which increases by $10 million every 30 calendar days.

Due to its huge population and above average purchasing power, Nigeria is one of the biggest aviation market in Africa. But the country nicknamed Nairaland, has restricted access to foreign currency for imports and for investors seeking to repatriate their profits due to a shortage of dollars. Nigeria gets about 90 percent of its foreign exchange from oil but is struggling to produce due to pipeline theft and years of under-investment.

RelatedPosts

A Westjet Airlines Boeing 737-NG taxiing at the airport

Westjet Airlines Secures A Slot for Calgary-Dubai Direct Flights

November 14, 2022
Chinese-made COMAC C919 on a previous test flight

COMAC Secures A Massive 330 C919 Aircraft Order

November 9, 2022
Tanzania's Precision Air ATR 72 crashed into Lake Victoria killing 19 people. Precision Air Accident occurred near the airport.

Precision Air Crashes Into Lake Victoria, Kills 19 People

November 6, 2022

Emirates Airlines has frantically tried to involve higher-level authorities in Nigeria with hopes of making a breakthrough leading to the release of the funds but in vain. On Thursday August 18, Emirates released the following statement:

“Therefore, Emirates has taken the difficult decision to suspend all flights to and from Nigeria, effective 1 September 2022, to limit further losses and impact on our operational costs that continue to accumulate in the market,” the airline said in a statement.

In a frantic and frustrating letter sent to the Nigerian government, Emirates Airlines said the following:

ALSO READ  Westjet Airlines Secures A Slot for Calgary-Dubai Direct Flights

“We simply cannot continue to operate at the current level in the face of mounting losses, especially in the challenging post-COVID-19 climate”.

“Emirates did try to stem up the losses by proposing to pay for fuel in Nigeria in naira currency which would have at least reduced one element of our ongoing costs, but however, this request was denied by the supplier”.

It is worth noting that Nigeria does not block funds belonging to only Emirates airlines. If fact, there are other large carriers that fly to the West African nation whose money have been blocked as well.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said in back in June this year that Nigeria was withholding $450m in revenue that international carriers operating in the country had earned.

Currently, the airline flies to Dubai (DXB) to Lagos (LOS) twice daily. The carrier uses a Boeing 777-300ER to service this route. Emirates has comfortable inflight offerings on Lagos flights, which include luxurious private suites in First Class, deeply reclining comfort in Business Class and room to relax in Economy Class.

The carrier uses Flight EK 781 and 783 for flights from DXB to LOS (flight time of 7 hours 40 minutes) and flight number EK782 and EK784 for returning from LOS to DXB (flight time is 7 hours 45 minutes).

Tags: Boeing 777-300ERDubai International Airport (DXB)Emirates AirlinesLagos International Airport (LOS)Nigeria
Share61Tweet38Share15
Previous Post

Kenya Airways To Fly New York-Nairobi Route Daily

Next Post

Overture Airplane: What You Should Know About The Supersonic Airliner

Related Posts

A Westjet Airlines Boeing 737-NG taxiing at the airport
Airline News

Westjet Airlines Secures A Slot for Calgary-Dubai Direct Flights

November 14, 2022
Chinese-made COMAC C919 on a previous test flight
Airline News

COMAC Secures A Massive 330 C919 Aircraft Order

November 9, 2022
Tanzania's Precision Air ATR 72 crashed into Lake Victoria killing 19 people. Precision Air Accident occurred near the airport.
Airline News

Precision Air Crashes Into Lake Victoria, Kills 19 People

November 6, 2022
A Kenya Airways Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner in flight.
Airline News

Debt-ridden Kenya Airways Defaults on $841 Million Loan

October 31, 2022
China Southern Airlines Boeing 737-MAX-8. The airline canceled schedule service using this aircraft type for the first time by a Chinese airline since 2019.
Airline News

China Southern Airlines Cancels Return of the 737-MAX

October 30, 2022
A Boeing 737-MAX belonging to Alaska Airlines. Alaska Airlines has ordered 52 of the Boeing 737-MAX aircraft.
Airline News

Alaska Airlines Orders 52 Boeing 737-MAX Aircraft

November 3, 2022
Next Post
An Overture airplane in flight

Overture Airplane: What You Should Know About The Supersonic Airliner

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

  • Trending
  • Comments
  • Latest
Boeing 737-Max in flight. It is the cheapest Boeing jet to rent or lease

Aircraft For Rent: Airliner Rental Prices Per Month

September 5, 2022
Bonza Airlines launches in Australia

Bonza Airlines: Meet Australia’s Newest Low Cost Carrier

August 1, 2022
Air Canada Airbus A350-900 in mid-flight

Air Canada Terminates an Employee’s Flying Rights After Daughter Complained of Poor Service

August 1, 2022
An Overture airplane in flight

Overture Airplane: What You Should Know About The Supersonic Airliner

August 20, 2022
Air Canada Airbus A350-900 in mid-flight

Air Canada Terminates an Employee’s Flying Rights After Daughter Complained of Poor Service

0
Bonza Airlines launches in Australia

Bonza Airlines: Meet Australia’s Newest Low Cost Carrier

0
Canada Jetlines Postpones Launch Date To Late August

Canada Jetlines Postpones Launch Date To Late August

0
A Malaysia Airlines Airbus A330-300 taking off.

Malaysia Airlines to Fly Kuala Lumpur to Tokyo (Haneda) Route

0
A Westjet Airlines Boeing 737-NG taxiing at the airport

Westjet Airlines Secures A Slot for Calgary-Dubai Direct Flights

November 14, 2022
Chinese-made COMAC C919 on a previous test flight

COMAC Secures A Massive 330 C919 Aircraft Order

November 9, 2022
Tanzania's Precision Air ATR 72 crashed into Lake Victoria killing 19 people. Precision Air Accident occurred near the airport.

Precision Air Crashes Into Lake Victoria, Kills 19 People

November 6, 2022
A Kenya Airways Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner in flight.

Debt-ridden Kenya Airways Defaults on $841 Million Loan

October 31, 2022

Recent News

A Westjet Airlines Boeing 737-NG taxiing at the airport

Westjet Airlines Secures A Slot for Calgary-Dubai Direct Flights

November 14, 2022
Chinese-made COMAC C919 on a previous test flight

COMAC Secures A Massive 330 C919 Aircraft Order

November 9, 2022
  • Home
  • Advertisement
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy & Policy
  • Other Links

© 2022 Theairlines.com - Airline news & analysis daily-TheAirlines.com.

No Result
View All Result
  • Advertisement
  • Contact Us
  • Homepages
    • Home 1
    • Home 2
    • Home 3
    • Home 4
    • Home 5
  • Airline News
  • Airline Routes
  • Travel Guide
  • Airline Ratings
  • photos
  • Airliners
  • Accidents

© 2022 Theairlines.com - Airline news & analysis daily-TheAirlines.com.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
Go to mobile version