Nigerian carrier Arik Air in February 2016 will launch services to 2 destinations in Africa, including services to Libreville and Freetown.
The planned operations are as follows:
eff 12FEB16 Lagos – Port Harcourt – Libreville 3 weekly service with CRJ1000
W3392 LOS1720 – 1830PHC1915 – 2030LBV CRK 257
W3393 PHC0730 – 0845PHC0930 – 1040LOS CRK 136
Reservation is currently not available in Libreville.
eff 23FEB16 Lagos – Accra – Freetown 3 weekly service with 737-700
W3306 LOS0720 – 0720ACC0805 – 1030FNA 73G 246
W3307 FNA1115 – 1340ACC1425 – 1625LOS 73G 246
As part of the airline’s expansion programme, which begins from February 12, Arik Air will be flying from both Nigerian cities of Lagos and Port Harcourt to Libreville, Gabon.
According to africanaerospace.aero, this will be the first international route launch in 2016 by any airline in Nigeria and also the first in the series of new destinations the airline is planning for its 10th anniversary year.
The Lagos-Port Harcourt-Libreville service will operate thrice weekly on Tuesday, Friday and Sunday out of Lagos/Port Harcourt and on Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday out of Libreville.
The outbound flight departs Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos at 5:20pm and arrives in Port Harcourt International Airport at 6:30pm. The flight thereafter continues onto Libreville, leaving Port Harcourt at 7:15pm and arriving in Libreville International Airport at 8:30pm.The inbound fight departs Libreville at 7:30am and arrives in Port Harcourt at 8:45am. The flight then leaves Port Harcourt at 9:30am and arrives into Lagos at 10:40am. All times are local.
Arik Air’s managing director/Executive vice president, Chris Ndulue commented: “This is Arik Air’s 10th year of operation and a perfect time to introduce new destinations. Connecting Lagos and Port Harcourt with Libreville is a perfect synergy because the three cities are important trade centres in West/Central Africa. Travelers on this route have a lot to look forward to in terms of safety and quality service which is a hallmark of Arik Air.”
