Emirates Airlines, on Friday returned to Abuja route with 95 passengers and 17 crew members on board its Boeing 777-300 from Dubai after it has closed the route for over a year. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the aircraft landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja at 3:00pm with the usual flight showers to celebrate its return. Emirates stated that the reinstated service to Abuja would be served by a 360-seat B777-300 aircraft in a three-class configuration. The Airport Manager, NAIA, Mr Mahmud Sani, said the reinstated services to Abuja by the Emirates would further boost activities in the airport as well as more revenue to the government. “Emirates has returned with four times frequency in a week and we are happy that the three times that Medview will operate will cover the days that Emirates will not operate.

Source: Punch December 15, 2017 18:00 UTC