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Virgin Nigeria is the new national flag carrier of Nigeria.The new airline was launched on 28th June, 2005 on an inaugural flight to Heathrow.Domestic flights commenced on June 29th.The airline's hub is based at the International Terminal of the Murtala Mohammed Airport,Lagos.
Virgin Nigeria was formed on 28th September 2004 when the Nigerian Government and Virgin Atlantic signed an agreement to establish a new airline for Nigeria to replace the liquidated Nigeria airways.Virgin Nigeria currently flies to four destinations from Lagos which include Abuja,Accra,London and Port hacourt.The airline is expected to increase its route network to nine by September.Possible routes to be added include Abidjan,Dubai,Jeddah and Johannesburg.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,Continental 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
VK
ICAO Code
Unknown.
See Also
External links
- Virgin Nigeria official website
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