1.2 million passengers have been flown
between Lagos and Atlanta by American carrier, Delta Air Lines, in
its 10 years of operations in Nigeria.
Mr Bob Cortelyou, Senior Vice
President, Network Planning, Delta Air Lines, made this known at a
news briefing in Lagos , yesterday , to mark the airline’s 10 years
anniversary in Nigeria.
Cortelyou, who noted that Delta had
operated 6,300 non-stop flights on the Lagos-Atlanta route, said
Nigeria remains a very key market to the airline.
He said :“I am very pleased to
announce to you that we are launching a second route from Lagos to
JFK Airport, New York, starting from March 25,2018.
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“Delta Air Lines is the only foreign
airline operating non-stop flights between Nigeria and the United
States and we have carried over 1.2 million passengers between the
two nations since our inaugural flight on Dec. 4, 2007.”
According to him, the non-stop flight
option has made travelling between both nations very convenient for
passengers.
Also speaking, Mr Shane Spyak, Delta
Air Lines’ Vice President, Sales, Europe, Middle East, Africa and
India, said the projections for the Nigerian market had a positive
outlook.
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Bobby Bryan, Commercial Manager, East &
West Africa at Delta Air Lines (M) flanked by Olufemi Adefope,
Managing Director, Skylogistics (L) and Salami Omeiza, Station
Manager, Delta Air Lines (R)
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Spyak said the Nigerian economy was
getting out of recession while the issue of not being able to
repatriate funds due to lack of foreign exchange had been resolved.
“Repatriation of funds was difficult
for a period of one and a half years but I am pleased to say those
issues are fully behind us.
“As at now, we are able to repatriate
any amount we want and that is one of the reasons for our route
expansion in Nigeria,” he said.
Mr Bobby Bryan, Commercial Director,
East and West Africa and Mr Olufemi Adefope, Delta General Sales
Agent, who also spoke at the event, thanked the Nigerian people for
their support and patronage.
They both assured customers that the
airline would continue to invest in modern aircraft towards ensuring
their comfort and safety.
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