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No Plan to Reduce Flight Operations in Nigeria- Lufthansa Airline An international carrier, Lufthansa Airline, on Thursday, said it had no plan to reduce its flight operations in Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the airline’s Media Consultant, Mr. Hakeem Jimoh, made the disclosure to aviation correspondents in Lagos. NAN reports that two foreign airlines, Emirates and Kenya, recently announced the suspension of their flights to the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. While Emirates Airlines said it would stop flights to Abuja from Oct. 22, Kenya Airways said its flights to the nation’s capital would be suspended from Nov.15. Both airlines attributed the decision to the economic downturn in the country, foreign exchange challenges, and the shrinking passenger traffic. Jimoh said Lufthansa Airline, which operates flights to Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt International Airports, would n...

Emirates Airlines, Kenya Airways and Turkish Airlines have announced plans to suspend flight operations in Nigeria citing foreign exchange volatility as the major reason but I am very optimistic that with the recent inclusion of airlines in the Interbank Foreign Exchange Market by the Federal Government of Nigeria, these airlines will have a rethink. Nigeria is a huge market with great potential and the best decision any international airline can make is to retain the Nigerian route. Emirates, Kenya Airways Suspend Abuja Operations Emirates flight ·Dubai-based airline may also jettison Lagos route ·FG appoints two new directors in FAAN Dubai-based Emirates Airlines and Kenya Airways have announced the suspension of their flights to the Nnamdi A...