Emirates has since the commencement of operations in Nigeria in the year 2004, airlifted over 4.3million passengers from Lagos and Abuja airports, it has been revealed.
The airline also airlifted Nigerian passengers to destinations such as Dubai (UAE), United States of America, Great Britain among others.
The Regional Manager West Africa, Afzal Parambil who briefed newsmen in Lagos on the upgrade of the airline’s operating aircraft to Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja said as Saturday, it upgraded it to Boeing 777-300ER.
The B777-300ER is a three class cabin with 310 seats in Economy Class, 42 seats in Business Class and eight seats in First Class.
Economy Class will feature specially designed and contoured seats in a 3-4-3 configuration with 2-4-2 configuration in the last rows with generous space for passengers and Business Class offers comfortable sleeperette seats which recline to a 78” long lie flat bed.
First Class features the world’s first private suites with privacy screens, massage-enabled leather seats which convert to flat beds include luxurious comfort covers, down pillows and cotton-lined blankets. With the development, all operating aircraft to Nigeria will now be B777-300ER (Extended range).
Parambil said about 1000 passengers are airlifted on a daily basis to Dubai and other routes.
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