Emirates Airline will suspend its service between Dubai and
Abuja starting October 30, a company spokesman said on Wednesday.
The airline will continue to serve Nigeria with a daily
flight to and from the country’s most populous city, Lagos, he said.
The announcement comes just a day after Emirates president
Tim Clark said the airline could reduce the frequency of flights to Africa or
cut them altogether because of persistent financial challenges on a continent
that has seen steep currency declines.
Emirates, which had already cut its daily flights to Lagos
and Abuja to one a day from two, said last month it had started refueling its
daily flight to Abuja in Accra, Ghana.
The decision to stop flights to and from Abuja was made
“after a review of the airline’s operations to ensure the best utilisation of
its aircraft fleet for its overall business objectives,” Emirates’ spokesman
said.
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