Mr Stanley Olisa, the airline’s spokesperson, confirmed the
development in a statement on Friday in Lagos.
Olisa said that the airline was also set to launch flight
operations into Niamey, Niger, on Feb. 25 and in Kinshasha and Malabo in the
first quarter of the year.
He said that the Lagos-Dubai-Lagos flights would operate
three days weekly from any of its domestic routes through its Lagos hub.
“We are happy to inform the flying public that in tandem
with our commitment to provide more flight connectivity and meeting the air
travel needs of Nigerians, we are restarting our UAE operations, but with Dubai
as the destination and not Sharjah.
“Abundantly, we appreciate the vital role played by the
Nigerian government in making this possible,” Olisa said.
The spokesperson said that before the first quarter runs
out, the airline would begin scheduled flights to Kinshasha, DR Congo and
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea.
According to him, this is to enlarge its footprints in West
Africa and offer the flying public more network options.
Niamey flights would operate from Abuja and Kano on
Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays with the Hopper jets.