Emirates will resume services to Nigeria this October, having suspended them in October 2022. The airline will operate a daily service between Lagos and Dubai from October 1, 2024, operated with a Boeing 777-300ER. Each day, flight EK783 will depart Dubai at 09:45 and arrive in Lagos at 15:20 local time, while flight EK784 will depart Lagos at 17:30 and arrive in Dubai at 05:10 local time the following day. Each flight will have eight first class suites, 42 business class seats and 304 economy class seats available, and among its in-flight entertainment and dining offerings, passengers will be able to enjoy at least 23 Nigerian movies on offer. Tickets are available to book now.
Adnan Kazim, Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer of Emirates, said: “We are excited to resume our services to Nigeria. The Lagos-Dubai service has traditionally been popular with Nigerian customers and we look forward to reconnecting leisure and business travelers to Dubai and beyond with our network of over 140 destinations. “We thank the Nigerian government for its partnership and support in restoring this route and look forward to welcoming passengers back on board.”
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Including the resumption of this flight route, Emirates will now serve 19 gateways in Africa, covering a total of 157 per week from Dubai plus an additional 130 through its codeshare and interline partnerships with South African Airways, Airlink , Royal Air Maroc, Tunis Air, among others.
As a major economic hub of Africa, Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates have built strong bilateral trade relations over the years, led by Lagos as the country's commercial hub. With the resumption of daily passenger flights, the airline's cargo arm, Emirates SkyCargo, will further strengthen the business relationship by offering more than 300 tonnes of cargo capacity, in and out of Lagos every week. The latter will support Nigerian companies by exporting their products through its state-of-the-art center in Dubai, to key markets such as the United Arab Emirates, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Bahrain, among others, with key products planned such as kola nuts, food and drinks, and express courier material. Meanwhile, Emirates SkyCargo will also import vital goods such as pharmaceuticals and electronics, as well as general cargo from key markets such as the United Arab Emirates, India and Hong Kong, with the aim of maintaining the smooth flow of trade.
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