Delta Air Lines and Nigerian Eagle Airlines have
signed a memorandum of understanding to explore areas of
commercial cooperation that will expand travel options between
North America and Nigeria.
The MoU explores marketing agreements that would
allow customers to benefit from frequent flyer program
participation and for Nigerian Eagle to place its code on
Delta-operated services between Abuja and New York-JFK via Dakar,
Senegal. Any codesharing is subject to government approvals.
Captain Dapo Olumide, chief executive officer, Nigerian Eagle
said, “This is an exciting time for us and this agreement will
add value to boost trade between West Africa and the United
States. This is a win-win for all but especially the traveling
public who will have extra choice to New York and beyond.”
Nigerian Eagle Airlines, formerly Virgin Nigeria Airways Limited,
is a Nigerian registered private sector flag carrier airline
wholly owned by private investors. The airline has in the course
of its operations developed a global network that is progressively
serving domestic and regional routes.
From its operational base at
the Lagos Murtala Mohammed Airport, Nigerian Eagle Airlines
currently flies domestically to Abuja, Owerri, Kano, Sokoto,
Calabar and Port Harcourt while on the regional routes, it
connects passengers to Accra, Ghana; Douala, Cameroon; Dakar,
Senegal; Cotonou, Republic of Benin; Libreville, Gabon and
Abidjan, Cote d’ivoire; Monrovia, Liberia; Dakar, Senegal and
Banjul, Gambia. The airline is 100% e-ticketing compliant across
her network. Nigerian Eagle Airlines is also building an emerging
airlines alliance in Africa through cooperation among carriers in
the continent.
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