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Emirates Airline Resume Flight Operations To Lagos

Thompson Nsisongabasi

Sep 01, 2022

Barely weeks after the Emirates Airlines had announced that suspension of its flights to Lagos Nigeria would commence September, it has now announced that the resumption of its flight operations to Lagos would begin September 11, 2022.

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Emirates Airlines had announced that suspension of its flights to Nigeria was in connection to the failure to repatriate its trapped ticket sales fund in the West African country back to its home country in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

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Recall that last week, the Federal government released $265 million to foreign airlines in the country to settle outstanding ticket sales which had pushed the airline to announce the suspension of its flights.

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A text sent out announcing the resumption of the flights reads

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"We are pleased to inform you that effective from 11th September 2022, we will reinstate operations of our flights. Inbound flights from Dubai to Lagos (EK783) and outbound flights from Lagos to Dubai (EK784) will recommence from Sunday 11th September 2022. Lagos flights after 30th September, 2022 will be advised in due course.ÔÇØ

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