In response to the demand of its ever increasing passengers in Lagos, Emirates Airlines has announced its second daily flight to Dubai , further bonding the Nigerian route into the airline’s network and broadening the scope for investment between Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates .
From February 1, 2009, the airline will fly twice daily from the Murtala Muhammad International Airport Lagos to Dubai, yielding to the request ofcustomers for more frequencies on the Lagos - Dubai route.
The new flight, EK 781, will depart Dubai at 1415Hrs and arrive in Lagos at 1955Hrs. The return flight, EK 782 will depart Lagos at 2135Hrs and arrive in Dubai at 0735Hrs, the following day.
The existing flight EK783 schedule will also be amended to depart Dubai at 0735Hrs and arrive Lagos at 1315Hrs. The return flight EK784 will consequently depart at 1500Hrs and arrive in Dubai at 0100Hrs the following day.
Hafeez Azeem, Emirates regional manager for West Africa, said “Emirates will continue offering its passengers the best travel experience on the market and what is particularly pleasing is that they will now have even more convenient access to numerous Emirates’ destinations around the world.”
