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Etihad Airways’ has launched a six flights per
week service between the airline’s Abu Dhabi home-base and the
Nigerian city, Lagos.
To celebrate the new service, and Nigeria’s
love of football, Etihad Airways operated its iconic sky-blue
A330-200 aircraft, painted in Manchester City Football Club’s
famous colours, for the launch flight.
Etihad Airways Chief Commercial Officer, Peter
Baumgartner, said, “We are delighted to
launch Etihad Airways flights to Lagos and our first passenger
destination in West Africa. This is a momentous occasion in Etihad
Airways history as we expand our flight network in Africa and
increase ties between the UAE and Nigeria.”
The six flights per week Lagos will be operated by an
A330-200 aircraft, configured to carry 22 passengers in Pearl Business class and 240 passengers Coral Economy class.
The service builds on the airline’s
existing flights to Cairo, Casablanca, Johannesburg, Khartoum,
Nairobi and Tripoli.
Etihad Airways is lead sponsor
of Manchester City Football Club. The “Blue Moon Rising” aircraft
was unveiled in 2011 and is one of the many elements of Etihad
Airways’ sponsorship of the English Premier League club. The Etihad Airways logo has been on the Manchester City
shirt since 2009 and the airline became naming sponsor of the
club’s Etihad Stadium and Campus in August 2011.
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