Emirates, one of many world’s largest worldwide airline, has resumed passenger services to Lagos, Nigeria, with a each day service.
The official delegation onboard was led by Adil Al Ghaith, Senior Vice President Business Operations, Gulf, Center East and Central Asia; David Broz, Senior Vice President of Aeropoliticaland Airline Trade Affairs and Sami Aqil Abdullah, Senior Vice President Emirates Airport Providers Outstation and Enterprise Assist.
The official delegation from Nigeria onboard the flight included His Excellency, Festus Keyamo, Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Improvement 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.
Quickly after touchdown, the airline hosted an unique occasion for VIPs, authorities officers, key representatives from Nigeria’s Civil Aviation Authority, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, Customs, Police and the Airforce, in addition to commerce and trade companions and corporate purchasers.
Adnan Kazim, Deputy President and Chief Business Officer, Emirates Airline whereas commenting on the return of companies, stated: “This has been a long-awaited second, and we’re excited to renew operations to Lagos, serving to rejoin travellers seamlessly to and thru Dubai, coupled with a constant, world-class expertise onboard.
“We wish to thank the Nigerian authorities, together with the Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aeroarea Improvement and the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, in addition to the UAE authorities together with His Excellency Salem Saeed Al Shamsi, Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates, Abuja, Nigeria and His Excellency Dr Abdulla Almandoos, Consulate Normal of the United Arab Emirates in Lagos, for his or her help.
“We’re dedicated to creating this route successful and sit up for contributing to the Nigerian aviation trade’s progress and supplying travellers and companies extra alternative and connectivity to key vacation spot throughout our community.”
Festus Keyamo, Honourready Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Improvement of Nigeria, stated: “We’re happy to welcome Emirates again to Nigeria. Emirates has develop into a worldwide model and Nigeria, being essentially the most populous black nation on the planet, is the positive vacation spot for all main airways on the planet.
“So, this can be a mutually beneficial relationship and we sit up for a few years of seamless operations for the designated airways of each international locations to ply the route.”
EK783 departs Dubai at 0945hrs, arriving in Lagos at 1520hrs; the return flight EK784 takes off from Lagos at 1730hrs and lands in Dubai at 0510hrs the next day. The each day service has been scheduled to optimise connections to and from key factors in Europe, the US, the Far East and the broader Center East and GCC, streamlining enterprise and leisure journey to and from Nigeria.
Strengthening enterprise hyperlinks between UAE and Nigeria with the resumption of operations to Lagos, Emirates supplies frictionless connectivity to certainly one of Africa’s main financial hubs, facilitating world commerce and strengthening enterprise ties, in keeping with the UAE and Nigeria’s sturdy bilateral commerce relations.
Emirates SkyCargo will help Nigerian enterprisees by providing greater than 300 tonnes of bellyhold cargo capability out and in of Lagos each week, into key markets corresponding to UAE, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and Bahrain, amongst others.
Anticipated commodities corresponding to Kola Nuts, meals and drinks, and pressing courier materials shall be transported by way of the airline’s state-of-the-art hub in Dubai, rapidly, environment friendlyly, and reliably by way of the airline’s multi-vertical specialised product portfolio. Imports into Nigeria are anticipated from key markets corresponding to UAE, India and Hong Kong, with key commodities together with a mixture of normal cargo, pharmaceuticals and electronics.
The Dubai-Lagos service is operated with a Boeing 777- 300ER, providing eight First-class suites, 42 Enterprise class seats and 304 financial system class seats, with added comforts and perks in every cabin class. Emirates is certainly one of solely two airways providing First Class out and in of Lagos, and offers an unrivalled expertise with luxurious touches, a premium gastronomic collection of dishes and high-quality drinks, and one of many largest screens within the sky, all in midst of comfort and privateness.
Providing the very best experience throughout each class, passengers will dine on regionally impressed multi-course menus, complemented by a large selection of premium drinks.
Clients can tune in to over 6,500 channels of world leisure, together with 23 Nigerian films, sequence and different content material on ice, Emirates’ award-winning inflight entertainment system.
To help journey to Dubai or onwards, Emirates may also facilitate 48 hour and 96 hour Dubai visa functions for travellers from Nigeria, a suggestion which is unique to the airline.
Celebrating the resumption of companies, Emirates award-winning loyalty professionalgramme, Skywards, reinstated earlier tier standing ranges for Skywards members to make sure continuation of earned benematches and recognition.
