United Airlines resumes US-Nigeria flight operations after 5-year hiatus

United Airlines says it has commenced flight operations from Washington, United States, to Lagos, Nigeria. The new service marks the airline’s return to Nigeria since it left in 2016 over foreign exchange crisis. In a statement, the airline announced that its inaugural flight from Washington arrived in Lagos on Tuesday. It stated that with three weekly flights, United is the “first and only airline serving Washington, D.C. nonstop from Lagos.” “The flight is operated with state-of-the-art Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft, featuring United’s award-winning United PolarisSM business class cabin and United Premium PlusSM…

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