Air Nigeria

Air Nigeria
IATA code :	VK
ICAO code :	ANP
Call sign :	SHELF EAGLE
Founding:	2004
Operation stopped:	2012
Seat:	Lagos , Nigeria
Turnstile :	Lagos airport
Home airport :	Lagos airport
Company form:	Limited
IATA prefix code :	786
Management:	Dapo Olumide ( CEO )
Frequent Flyer Program :	Eagleflier
Fleet size:	11
Aims:	national and continental
Air Nigeria ceased operations in 2012. The information in italics refer to the last status before the end of operation.

Air Nigeria (originally Virgin Nigeria Airways , later Nigerian Eagle Airlines ) was a Nigerian airline based in Lagos and based at Lagos Airport .

history

A Boeing 767 of Virgin Nigeria Airways

The company was founded in 2004 as the successor to Nigeria Airways by the Nigerian state and the British airline Virgin Atlantic under the name Virgin Nigeria . 51% of the shares were in the hands of Nigerian investors, while the Virgin Group, as the parent company of Virgin Atlantic, held 49% of the shares.

The last long-haul flights to Johannesburg and London took place at the end of January 2009 and were then discontinued.

Between September 2009 and June 2010 the airline was renamed Nigerian Eagle Airlines as part of a realignment , before it was finally given its last name by a new investor.

In September 2012, Air Nigeria ceased flight operations for economic and personnel reasons. The Nigerian aviation authority had already severely restricted the company's operations in June.

Destinations

In addition to several domestic destinations such as Abuja and Port Harcourt , Air Nigeria recently offered international flights to other West and Central African destinations, including Accra and Libreville and London as long-haul flights.

fleet

As of May 2012, the Air Nigeria fleet consisted of twelve aircraft:

• 1 Airbus A330-200
• 8 Boeing 737-300
• 1 Boeing 737-400
• 2 Embraer 190

Orders

• 8 Embraer 190

See also

• Former Airlines List (Africa)
• Virgin Group

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} ch-aviation.ch - Air Nigeria fleet ( Memento of the original from October 29, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English) accessed on January 9, 2012 
2. ↑ thetimesofnigeria.com - Nigerian Eagle Air: New Name, Old Woes As Stranded Passengers Revolt (English) October 13, 2009
3. ↑ - Virgin Nigeria changes name to Air Nigeria ( Memento from January 5, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) June 3, 2010
4. ↑ reuters.com - Air Nigeria shuts down in latest aviation setback (English) September 10, 2012
5. ↑ myairnigeria.com - Air Nigeria Destinations ( memento of August 18, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (English) accessed on September 2, 2011
6. ↑ ^{a b c} aerotelegraph.com/ - More Dreamliners in Africa (German) accessed on May 17, 2012
7. ↑ embraer.com.br - Orders of Air Nigeria (English) accessed on September 25, 2010