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| Founded | 2004 (as Virgin Nigeria) | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 28 June 2005 | ||||||
| Ceased operations | 10 September 2012 | ||||||
| Operating bases | Murtala Muhammed International Airport | ||||||
| Frequent-flyer program | Eagleflier | ||||||
| Fleet size | 12 | ||||||
| Destinations | 19 | ||||||
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| Headquarters | Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria | ||||||
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Air Nigeria (originally Virgin Nigeria Airways, and then Nigerian Eagle Airlines) was the national flag carrier of Nigeria,[1] which operated scheduled regional and domestic passenger services. The airline's base was Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Ikeja, its head office was in Lagos Island, Lagos,[2] and its registered office was in Ikoyi, Lagos.[3]
The airline, which effectively replaced the defunct Nigeria Airways, was founded in 2004 as a joint venture between Nigerian investors and the Virgin Group. Virgin withdrew from the business between 2008 and 2010. Following two name changes, Air Nigeria announced on 6 September 2012 that it had made its staff redundant and ceased operations on 10 September 2012.[4]
- ^ "Air Nigeria ends international flights." Retrieved on 11 December 2012.
- ^ "Registered Office Archived 2012-05-18 at the Wayback Machine." Air Nigeria. Retrieved on 21 May 2012. "159/161 Broad Street, Marina Lagos Island Lagos, Nigeria."
- ^ "AN Registered Offices." Air Nigeria. Retrieved on 28 June 2010. "Registered Office 188 Awolowo Road South West Ikoyi Lagos, Nigeria. Head Office 9th Floor Etiebets Place 21, Mobolaji Bank-Anthony Way Ikeja Lagos, Nigeria. "
- ^ Brock, Joe (10 September 2012). "Air Nigeria shuts down in latest aviation setback". Reuters. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2012.