Emirates to suspend Nigeria flights on blocked payments – The National

Emirates to suspend Nigeria flights on blocked payments – The National

Emirates, the world's biggest long-haul airline, said it would suspend flights to Nigeria from next month, after difficulties in repatriating funds from Africa's most populous nation.

The airline has tried "every avenue" to address the continuing challenges to repatriate its revenue and made "considerable efforts" to start a dialogue with the relevant authorities to intervene to find a viable solution.

"Regrettably there has been no progress," an Emirates spokeswoman said in an emailed statement. "Therefore, Emirates has taken the difficult decision to suspend all flights to and from Nigeria, effective September 1, 2022, to limit further losses and impact on our operational costs that continue to accumulate in the market."