Abuja

By David Casey
Routes from Dubai to Abuja and Lagos will be halted from September.
Airports & Networks

By Aaron Karp
The new services will expand the carrier’s Nigerian network to four airports and its African network to 28 destinations.
Airports & Networks

By Routes Content Team
Routes details the latest new route announcements, as well as the services returning to carriers’ networks.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
The carrier has halted flights to the West African country amid a dispute between the civil aviation authorities of Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Ryanair’s domestic expansion in Sweden, Swoop adding a fourth destination in Mexico, and Austrian Airlines returning to Montreal are among the latest new route announcements and service resumptions.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
The Nigerian airline’s first route will launch on Aug. 12.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
The carrier plans to begin accepting Dubai-bound passengers from three countries, as well as adding double-daily Airbus A380 service to Jordan during July and August.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Oman Air will place its code on a further 16 routes operated by Qatar Airways.
Airports & Networks

By Victoria Moores
Nigerian startup to begin domestic services with an ATR 72-600.
Airports & Networks

By Kurt Hofmann
South African-born Hendrik Du Preez talks about the potential for Qatar Airways in Africa. Thanks to the end of the blockade, many more opportunities are possible.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
The additions takes the airline’s network in Africa to more than 100 weekly flights across 24 destinations.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
The startup’s network will initially comprise five routes.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Abuja in Nigeria is the latest destination being added to Qatar Airways’ route network.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Routesonline analyses the top ten busiest air routes to, from and within Africa by passenger numbers, with the number one in the list a two-hour domestic flight costing less than $80.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
Have you wondered what enticed an airline to a certain destination? What the data says about demand on the city pair and connecting markets? What external factors may have influenced the airline in selecting a specific city pair? How this business case differs from others? Our new ‘Route Case’ offering will seek to provide the answers all within a single 20 minute meeting slot at our events.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
The UK-Nigeria market is currently served on a daily basis by Arik Air, British Airways and Virgin Atlantic Airways. There is an O&D demand of an estimated 2,500 passengers a day between the UK and Nigeria before you even start looking at connection options, and this has grown at an average annual rate of 9.2 per cent since 2010.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
The new route will launch from July 28, 2014 and will be flown on a five times weekly basis using a two-class Airbus A330-200 configured with 30 Premier Business Class seats and 187 Economy Class seats.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
Our data analysis shows that bi-directional O&D demand between Nigeria and India has seen an average annual growth of 25.3 per cent over the past ten years as traffic has more than trebled from around 46,000 passengers in 2004 to just under 150,000 in 2013.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
United Arab Emirates (UAE) carrier, Emirates Airline, is set to expand its presence in Africa’s most populous country Nigeria, with the start of a
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
Ghanaian newcomer Africa World Airlines has ambitious plans to expand its activities into international markets ahead of its first anniversary in
Airports & Networks