My condolence (sorry) sympathy to the workers.. May God give them the fortitude to bear.
Meanwhile we need to pray for Nigeria.

Rose2014:


Zombies be like
"Sai baba, Who airline epp? We can trek"

Sounds like the kind of thing modath or PassingShot or sweetlemon would say

ALRIGHT NOW WE SHALL BE GOING TO GHANA TO BOARD A FLIGHT. NIGERIA IS THE GIANT OF AFRICA INDEED.

The worst part is when concern NL speak their mind on this pseudo govt, the heartless and biasd mod will come and ban the person. Confused govt, confused Zombies and confused Mod

aminho:
thats my problem with u.Always jumping in to conclusion Emirates is not leaving 9ja.and calling ur grandpa age mate a dog?thats a low for u

Na Offside the guy dey read ,no mind am

Oladigun:
ALRIGHT NOW WE SHALL BE GOING TO GHANA TO BOARD A FLIGHT. NIGERIA IS THE GIANT OF AFRICA INDEED.

Going to Ghana to do what exactly when there are other flights?

Buhari has finished this country.

I am beginning to think he is a curse to Nigeria.

SeverusSnape:

Sounds like the kind of thing modath or PassingShot or sweetlemon would say

You forgot omenka, vedaxcool and fulanimafia.

Emirates Airline hasn't left Nigeria. They have only reduced the Lagos-Dubai flight frequencies from 2 departures to 1 departure daily. You guys should get your facts right and stop being a tool for spreading half-truths.

At times I wonder what the IQ of the average Nairaland user is, especially at this current times when it's very easy to verify facts online by simply making use of Google. Someone put up a post like this, and the whole comments is filled with people who are not even bothered to confirm the facts of the issue. They prefer to cling on to half-truths than do a bit of research to get the facts, yet they claim to be educated.

All hail our stup1d presidiot

Keneking:
Who dem epp sef
When we are working on our national carrier already.
Ethiopian Airlines just received the first order of Airbus A850.
When we shall have our fleet transversing the Atlantic before 2019 and reduce dollar spend.
When you buy fake perfumes at dollar rate on board these flights.

Broh it's 8.20am already, wake up.
Buhari promised to sell off most of the presidential jet or convert them as part of the fleet of the proposed national carrier, 13months gone by, we're talking of placing fresh orders in this economic crisis? Seriously?

Guy u r inviting insults (plan B) wen he can't offer a meaningful argument (plan A). Moreover they r paid agents so no matter wat u say, they must do their job even wen their family members r groaning under d economic hardship. They r all suffering n smiling

frenchwine:
Errrrm whose name I go call oooo? Ehen Omenka! (na ur name dey sweet pass to call, cos like Erugo Inyama, you no sabi book). Coman explain to the class how our economy is growing in leaps and bounds with this unfortunate news. What has happened that since Mr Buhari came in, companies have been folding up, jobs have been lost, inflation is galloping and yet ur hordes of zombies keep telling us that our economy isn't in recession but is gathering momentum.
Pls which Econs text book did you use in secondary school, is its name brighter grammar?

Just asking ni oooooo

Stop spreading falsehood.... Emirates has only reduced the number of flights from Nigeria.

This is a fake news, anyone that doubts me can go to emirate website and try booking a flight to Dubai from Nigeria, you will get a ticket irrespective of the month.

timidapsin:
United and Emirates (evening flight) Airlines bids farewell to the Nigerian sky after their last flight today 30th June 2016.

In one instance, the exit of these two world class airlines will definitely lead to loss of jobs both directly and indirectly.

In another instance, this exit would have been Nigeria's gain had it been we did not "stole" the wings off Nigerian Airways till it became a flightless bird six feet beneath the earth from 22,000 feet above sea level. It would only take a miracle to survive a fall from such a height.

13 years after the demise of Nigerian Airways, the feet of it's interred body still sticks out. A sign that it's remain refused to be ushered into gentle breeze of glory. The ghost is what is currently haunting our aviation sector.

At the pinnacle of it's operations, the asset of Nigerian Airways Limited was valued at a little over $6B all over the world. And the airline was flying to all continents with quality service at an affordable price.

The airline became a cesspit of monumental corruption when government officials took charge of it's administration. It got worst when free tickets were given to wives and concubines of government officials. Flight would be delayed for one minister held up at his girlfriend's birthday, prostitutes and pimps of ministers and airline's staffs were employed as air hostesses and aviation staffs. These among other pesky infractions killed Nigerian Airways.

With 10,000 staff strength and 32 fleet of aircraft as at 1979, Nigerian Airways was the pride of our nation back then not even our current quasi - national carrier (Arik Air) compares to it.

By 1999, the Nigerian Airways had only one serviceable aircraft left in it's fleet. By this time it had become Nigerian Airweighs, weighed down by it's debt burden.

Over N6 billion was stolen between 1993 and 1999 under the nose of two managing directors of the airline. This approximated figure is extracted from the report of the Justice Nwazota-led Commission of Inquiry that was set up shortly before the death of late President Musa Yar’Adua.

The Nigerian Airways was savagely raped like an orphan till the last straw that broke it's camel back in 2003 when # 25B mysteriously took flight from the airlines till.

Even at this point Nigerian Airways assets still far outweighs it's liabilities.

One then wonder why OBJ sold it off under the guise of "pocketization" oops! Privatization when he could have simply partnered with world class airlines like British Airways. Such arrangements is not strange in aviation as was recently witnessed between Alitalia and Etihad. Alitalia conceded some of their not so vibrant routes to Etihad. While the bailout partnership between Airfrance - KLM is also a good example.

Today, tiny countries like Rwanda, Kenya, Ethiopa, etc have a thriving national carrier. Ki lo ti wa je ni Nigeria? Rather than the senseless liquidity of Nigeria Airways, it would have partnered with some of these airlines exiting the Nigerian route on the premise of non repatriation of funds made on ticket sale. NAL would have been exchanging it's ticket sale money in those countries with partner airlines while the partner airlines would do same with NAL here in Nigeria. That way the FOREX policy won't force airlines to close business the way they are seen to be doing now, and it would be a win win situation.



Called from: http://afriwap.com/politics/united-and-emirates-airline-to-stop-flights-to-nigeria/

Emirate never said they are pulling out of Nigeria, instead they would only operate one flight from Lagos to dubai. It used to be two flights from Lagos to dubai, but starting July 1ST if this year's, they would reduce it to one daily flight.

is buhari the reason why "nigerian airways" is died?

Why is everyone mentioning buhari?

claremont:
Emirates Airline hasn't left Nigeria. They have only reduced the Lagos-Dubai flight frequencies from 2 departures to 1 departure daily. You guys should get your facts right and stop being a tool for spreading half-truths.

At times I wonder what the IQ of the average Nairaland user is, especially at this current times when it's very easy to verify facts online by simply making use of Google. Someone put up a post like this, and the whole comments is filled with people who are not even bothered to confirm the facts of the issue. They prefer to cling on to half-truths than do a bit of research to get the facts, yet they claim to be educated.

confirm yourself => http://punchng.com/us-carrier-united-airlines-stops-flights-nigeria/

harveyspec:
is buhari the reason why "nigerian airways" is comatose?

Why is everyone mentioning buhari?

Same reason everyone was mentioning Jonathan then for any little thing that happened.

Pavarottii:
All companies going out of Naija, remaining me ooo. Let me start planning to move.


NL wish me luck.

The highest move at this point now is to move from Nairaland to Facebook from inside ur bedroom to Toilet. Lolz.

dunwun:
Stop spreading falsehood.... Emirates has only reduced the number of flights from Nigeria.

confirm yourself => http://punchng.com/us-carrier-united-airlines-stops-flights-nigeria/

Hmmm, Nigeria will smile again.

Bigmillz:
More good news from this buhari regime. Thank you APC una too much

Idiot! Those damages were not done today. Its the handiwork of your Pas and Grandpas.

Actually I understand United leaving. You cannot compare the volume of traffic from Nigeria-U.K. to Nigeria-U.S. And most of the Nigerians flying to be U.S. flew to Texas or Maryland. Which are not United Airlines hub. Delta Airlines is going nowhere.

Emirates I'm surprised about. Dubai is a very lucrative route for them but I hear people are not travelling as much. I know a lot of people who have cancelled summer family plans. I guess that's why they are reducing.

timidapsin:


confirm yourself => http://punchng.com/us-carrier-united-airlines-stops-flights-nigeria/

Is ability to read and comprehend no longer a prerequisite to be a so-called blogger?! Where in the link you posted did it explicitly say that Emirates Airlines has stopped flights to/fro Nigeria?!

Oladigun:
ALRIGHT NOW WE SHALL BE GOING TO GHANA TO BOARD A FLIGHT. NIGERIA IS THE GIANT OF AFRICA INDEED.

So emirate is the only airline in Nigeria?

So wat actually is there reason of exiting d Nigerian sky...

Sweetle:

SeverusSnape post=47060594:

Sounds like the kind of thing modath or PassingShot or sweetlemon would say

You forgot omenka, vedaxcool and fulanimafia.

When you're called wailing zombies, you complain as if that is not exactly what you lots are.

Who said Emirates have stopped flights to or from Nigeria? A disoriented writer who named an article with such a false malicious headline and states the headline in ONE sentence without backing, and then launches a tirade lamenting the death of Nigerian Airways? Was it not the PDP that ruled for the past 16 years of Nigerian Airways's ruin? Who is surprised that we still don't have a national carrier after 16 years of PDP misrule?

What did Jonathan do about Nigerian Airways despite presiding over a period of fantastic oil price boom? Why are you screaming Buhari? Last time he ruled NA was a thriving airline with dozens of aircrafts. You zombies are so daft that you cannot verify the simplest of facts and swallow every trash you're fed.

Below is a screenshot of a return flight I just booked from London to Abuja on Emirates for July 15th to return August 31st. Emirates still flies to and from Nigeria.

Emirates is not going anywhere. Please see proof

Look at what greed and corruption have done to Nigeria

hazyfm:
SAD


I won't miss them anyway... They are too expensive

self consolation, zombies never disappoint.

Nigeria+corruption+mismagement are related by blood.

jneutron4000:
i know person go give this to Buhari, but if they show good railway station, good road etc una go shout GEJ legacy

Na GEJ corruption rundown nigerian airways.

OlujobaSamuel:
hmmmmm
as good as this writeup is, all this weyrey people still come pick only 2lines just to have something to abuse others for. can't you just wake up and be positive?

You no shout GEJ ineffectual buffoon, as him name no show and the thiefing happen stop before 2007. all these ofemennu people sef