Welcome to Virgin Nigeria

The Nigerian Government and Virgin Atlantic have signed on 28 September 2004 an agreement to establish a new airline for Nigeria, to be called Virgin Nigeria.

The new airline will have its home base at Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos and will be opening routes as quickly as possible to many destinations. These will include domestic routes such as Abuja, Kano and Port Harcourt; regional routes such as Abidjan, Accra and Dakar; and also international destinations such as the Middle East, the USA and Europe.

Virgin Nigeria will start operations once all necessary approvals and authorisations have been obtained. We expect that seats will go on sale early in the New Year and flights will commence a few weeks later.

Speaking at the formal announcement in Abuja with President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and the Honourable Minister of Aviation, Isa Yuguda, Sir Richard Branson, chairman of the Virgin Group, said:

"Virgin's successful relationship with Nigeria is already over three years old, and through Virgin Nigeria we are now making a further investment of tens of millions of dollars into the country. I am proud to be associated with the Nigerian nation, and I look forward to deepening our relationship over the coming years.

"I want to see Virgin Nigeria offering choice and value to its customers, maintaining Virgin's world class safety and service record, becoming a desired employer for people across Nigeria and creating thousands of new jobs. The business will operate to the highest standards of private sector corporate governance and practices, and I look forward to it becoming a source of pride for the nation."

In the coming weeks, this site will be updated with the latest on our product and services, job opportunities and media information. Please check back regularly for details including jobs, routes and schedules, and press releases.