DOHA: Qatar Airways has announced the resumption of four weekly flights to Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS) Lagos, Nigeria from 10 September.
The four times weekly service will be operated by the Boeing 787 Dreamliner featuring 22 seats in Business Class and 232 seats in Economy.
With the addition of Lagos, Qatar Airways’ network in Africa will expand to 10n destinations with 44 weekly flights to the continent, including Addis Ababa, Dar es Salaam, Djibouti, Kigali, Kilimanjaro, Mogadishu, Nairobi, Tunis and Zanzibar.
Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive Akbar Al Baker said: “We know the Nigerian diaspora is spread across the globe and we are thankful to the Nigerian government for their support in helping us reunite family and friends with their loved ones.”
He added: “With our mixed fleet of fuel-efficient aircraft, we are able to resume Lagos services with the right sized aircraft that will enable us to respond quickly to passenger demand and increase frequencies, offering our passengers more flexibility to travel when they want.”