Home Transport Aviation Emirates to resume Nigeria flights, ending two-year suspension Emirates suspended flights between the UAE and Nigeria because of an inability to repatriate funds by Reuters May 16, 2024 Image credit: Emitates Dubai’s Emirates airline will resume flight schedules to Nigeria from October 1, it said on Thursday, ending a close to two-year halt to flights. The UAE stopped issuing visas to Nigerians in 2022 after Emirates suspended flights between the nations because of an inability to repatriate funds from Nigeria. “We are excited to resume our services to Nigeria. We thank the Nigerian government for their partnership and support in re-establishing this route and we look forward to welcoming passengers back on board,” Adnan Kazim, the airline’s deputy president and chief commercial officer, said in a statement. The Lagos-Dubai service has been popular with Nigerian customers in the past and Emirates said it hopes to reconnect travellers to Dubai and onwards to more than 140 destination with its resumption of services. Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met last September in Abu Dhabi and discussed the lifting of the visa ban and new investments into Africa’s most populous country. The resumption of schedules also includes cargo flights, the statement said. Tags Emirates Nigeria You might also like Emirates inks strategic deals with Vietnam Airlines, VietJet Dubai’s Emirates SkyCargo orders more Boeing 777F freighters Dubai’s Emirates Airline chides Boeing over fresh 777X delay Emirates debuts service to Madagascar via Seychelles