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| Virgin Nigeria is the new national flag carrier of ]. The new airline was launched on 28th June, 2005 on an inaugural flight to ]. Domestic flights commenced on June 29th.The airline's hub is based at the International Terminal of the Murtala Mohammed Airport, ]. | Virgin Nigeria is the new national flag carrier of ]. | ||
| Virgin Nigeria was formed on 28th September 2004 when the Nigerian Government and ] signed an agreement to establish a new airline for Nigeria to replace the liquidated ]. Virgin Nigeria currently flies to four destinations from Lagos which include ], ], ] and ]. The airline is expected to increase its route network to nine by September. Possible routes to be added include ], ], ] and ]. The airline is still in talks with the US government after US authorities barred the airline from direct flights into the United States,reportedly citing Britain's anti-competitive aviation policy. In response to this, the Nigerian government banned US-based carrier, ] which was due to begin operations into Nigeria at the second quarter of 2005. | |||
| Virgin Nigeria currently operates a fleet of two A320's and an A340. | |||
| ==IATA Code== | ==IATA Code== | ||
| VK | VK | ||
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Virgin Nigeria is the new national flag carrier of Nigeria.
IATA Code
VK
ICAO Code
Unknown.
See Also
External links
- Virgin Nigeria official website
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