By Yemisi Izuora-Lagos
Arik Air has said that it will provide extra flights to key domestic destinations in Nigeria in reaction to demands of passengers wishing to travel to various destinations across the country to celebrate Christmas and New Year .
Arik airline spokesperson, Mr Banji Ola said the additional flights will extend from this week to next , adding “ Instead of the average 120 daily flights normally operated by Arik Air, the airline will during the festive period, increase its daily flights to an average of 140.
The key domestic routes that will be affected during the festive season are Enugu, Owerri, Calabar, Lagos, Abuja and Asaba. On the mentioned days, Arik Air will increase the frequency on the Lagos-Owerri route from twice to thrice daily while Abuja-Owerri will increase from one to twice daily.
Similarly, the frequency on the Abuja-Enugu route will increase to twice daily, Abuja-Calabar to twice daily and Lagos-Asaba to twice daily.”
Arik Air had earlier last month increased the frequencies on some other key domestic routes like Lagos-Calabar, Lagos-Enugu, Lagos-Benin, Abuja-Benin, Lagos-Kano, Abuja-Kano, Abuja-Asaba and Abuja-Ibadan.
Also speaking, the Air Managing Director/Executive Vice President, Mr. Chris Ndulue, said the additional flights were necessitated by the need to ensure that many Nigerians have the opportunity of sharing the joy of the season with those closest to them.