Arik Air will from Monday, begin daily, non-stop service, from Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos to London Heathrow Terminal 2.
This will be the first international flight for the company since beginning operations on October 30, 2006.
Arik flight departs Lagos at 12 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, arriving London at 5.30 p.m. on Thursdays and Sundays; departing Lagos at 10.25 a.m. and arriving London at 3.55 p.m. Tuesdays; departing at 9.20 a.m. and arriving London at 2.50 p.m. and Fridays at 11.10 a.m. arriving Heathrow at 4.40 p.m.
Return flight will depart daily from Heathrow at 10.05 p.m. arriving Lagos at 5.30 a.m. the next morning.
The airline has acquired three brand new Airbus A340-500 long-range aircraft.
Arik will not only be the first airline in the country to operate the UK with a brand new aircraft, it will be the first airline in Nigeria and the entire African continent, to operate this ultra modern long-range variant of the Airbus A340 family.
Capable of the flying both transatlantic and transpacific routes non-stop, the A340-500 is one of the quietest, environmentally friendly aircraft in the world.
Arik Air Chairman, Joseph Arumemi-Johnson said, "We are extremely proud and thrilled to announce the launch of our first international service between Lagos and London Heathrow.
I believe that this route is underserved and our entry just in time for the holiday season will connect Nigerians in the Diaspora with their friends and families.
Source: allAfrica.com
This will be the first international flight for the company since beginning operations on October 30, 2006.
Arik flight departs Lagos at 12 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, arriving London at 5.30 p.m. on Thursdays and Sundays; departing Lagos at 10.25 a.m. and arriving London at 3.55 p.m. Tuesdays; departing at 9.20 a.m. and arriving London at 2.50 p.m. and Fridays at 11.10 a.m. arriving Heathrow at 4.40 p.m.
Return flight will depart daily from Heathrow at 10.05 p.m. arriving Lagos at 5.30 a.m. the next morning.
The airline has acquired three brand new Airbus A340-500 long-range aircraft.
Arik will not only be the first airline in the country to operate the UK with a brand new aircraft, it will be the first airline in Nigeria and the entire African continent, to operate this ultra modern long-range variant of the Airbus A340 family.
Capable of the flying both transatlantic and transpacific routes non-stop, the A340-500 is one of the quietest, environmentally friendly aircraft in the world.
Arik Air Chairman, Joseph Arumemi-Johnson said, "We are extremely proud and thrilled to announce the launch of our first international service between Lagos and London Heathrow.
I believe that this route is underserved and our entry just in time for the holiday season will connect Nigerians in the Diaspora with their friends and families.
Source: allAfrica.com
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