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United Airlines to stop flying to Nigeria from June 30 as fares unpaid
UNITED Airlines is to cease daily flights from Houston to Lagos June 30, ending its only African service, owing to the oil price collapse and difficulties in collecting money from tickets sold in the country.
The airline said in a note to employees that the route had been underachieving for years but kept alive because of its importance to Texas-based customers, reported Bloomberg.
Delta Air Lines is the only major US airline left that is still flying to Africa.
Nigeria owed airlines US$575 million in air fares as of March 31, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
"Repatriation has been a significant issue, as has been the downturn in the energy sector," United spokesman Jonathan Guerin was quoted as saying.
The Boeing 787 serving Lagos will be used on the San Francisco-to-Tel Aviv route, which will expand to daily in October from three times weekly, according to the airline note.
The airline said in a note to employees that the route had been underachieving for years but kept alive because of its importance to Texas-based customers, reported Bloomberg.
Delta Air Lines is the only major US airline left that is still flying to Africa.
Nigeria owed airlines US$575 million in air fares as of March 31, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
"Repatriation has been a significant issue, as has been the downturn in the energy sector," United spokesman Jonathan Guerin was quoted as saying.
The Boeing 787 serving Lagos will be used on the San Francisco-to-Tel Aviv route, which will expand to daily in October from three times weekly, according to the airline note.
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