Breaking: Keyamo announces date Emirates Airline will return to Nigeria

• Emirates Airlines, based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates will resume flight operation in Nigeria from October 1, 2024
• The minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development of Nigeria, Festus Keyamo, disclosed this on Thursday, May 16
• Keyamo describes the resumption of Emirates flight operations in Nigeria as a big announcement Nigerians have been waiting for

Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 5 years of experience covering metro and government policy

FCT, Abuja – The minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development of Nigeria, Festus Keyamo, said Emirates Airline will resume flight operations to Nigeria on 1 October 2024.

Keyamo said Emirates Airline officially made the announcement on Thursday, May 16.

Emirates sets to resume flight operations in Nigeria

The minister disclosed this via his X handle (formerly known as Twitter) @fkeyamo on Thursday, May 16.

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Keyamo wrote:

“Now, the big announcement we have all been waiting for has been officially made by Emirates Airlines:

Emirates returns to Nigeria from 1 October”

Nigerians react as Emirates resume flights operation to Nigeria

Nigerians have reacted to the news that Emirates Airline will resime flight operations in Nigeria from October 1, 2024. Legit.ng captured some of the reactions.

SA @samadegoke_

I want to see Microsoft, GSK & others announce their plans to resume operations in Nigeria again.

This is really amazing

Patrick Buzzo Ọzọemena @buzzotwittz

Great job on this…you have done well and I suggest you go find yourself a chilled beer

Adewale ‘Damilare @dammygtnet

This is cool, at least but I hope the issues surrounding visa issuance will be addressed before then also.

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Eazi Flo @trankwility

We DO NOT need or WANT Emirate

In fact, Nigerians should STOP going to UAE

We sell same CRUDE OIL and GAS

Our leaders should stop stealing, have plans to make our country PARADISE,

So others can fight to visit NIGERIA

Dubai, my foot.

mohammed amin saad @aminsaad

Hopefully the Dubai Emirate has been able to differentiate the categories of law abiding, responsible Nigerians to visit that country such that the ugly occurrences of the past would not recur again

Bring it on!!!!

@Onyeani_Kalu

We don’t need them, they can look for another country, their insult on Nigeria and Nigerians is too much, we can no longer tolerate their disrespect to

@OurNatioNigeria

unless if they will Sign MoU to be of good behaviour

Emirates Airline invites Nigerian to join cabin crew

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that Emirates Airline announced plans to recruit fresh graduates from Nigeria and across the globe.

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The recruits from Nigeria and other countries will be trained for eight weeks at Emirates’ facility in Dubai.

The application is open to fresh graduates with at least one year of experience in hospitality or customer service

Source: Legit.ng