Air Nigeria arrives at Gatwick

Tracing its heritage back to Virgin Nigeria, Air Nigeria has arrived at Gatwick and has introduced a daily service to Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos.  The carrier faces indirect competition at Heathrow from another national carrier Arik Air, and both British Airways and Virgin Atlantic.

Departing from Gatwick at 09:50 the flight will arrive in Lagos at 17:50 with the returning flight leaving Lagos at 23:50 and landing at Gatwick at 05:50 the following day.  The A330-200 aircraft is configured 24 Business Class and 244 in Economy.  Flight time is around seven hours.

Air Nigeria began operations in June 2005 and today operates domestic and regional flights across 15 locations in Nigeria and in the West and Central African region. www.myairnigeria.com

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