19 June 08

GOV UDUAGHAN COMMISSIONS VIRGIN NIGERIA’S SALES OFFICE IN ASABA

Lagos Nigeria, 19th June 2008: The Chief Executive of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan today commissioned Virgin Nigeria’s Passenger Sales Agents’ (PSA) office located in the state capital, Asaba.

Dr. Uduaghan who was represented by the Deputy Governor, Prof. Amos Utuama commended the management of Virgin Nigeria as well as that of Maycif Consulting headed by Mr. Jones Enebeli for the foresight in setting up the sales and ticketing outlet in Asaba.

The governor’s representative further noted that the Passengers Sales Agent managed by Maycif Consulting will serve the traveling public in and around Asaba, thereby ensuring elimination of the travel hours which would have hitherto been lost in traveling to purchase tickets.

“We are pleased to have the duo of Virgin Nigeria and Maycif Consulting in Delta State and I wish to assure them on behalf of the government that their investment is dear to us as it will offer employment opportunities to our youths”, said Prof Utuama.

The governor noted further that the setting up of the sales office was a boost to the State’s investment drive which is fast yielding fruits. He commended both organizations for the initiative and urged them to look beyond ticket sales as other opportunities abound in the state.
 
Responding on behalf of both organizations, the Managing Director of Maycif Consulting, Mr. Jones Enebeli thanked the state government for the support towards the success of business enterprises in Delta State. He pledged his unalloyed support to the realization of the state’s economic policies while stressing that the private sector had a pivotal role to play in the success of any economy.

Maycif Consulting, the Passengers’ Sales Agent’s office located at Orchid Hotel, beside the governor’s office in Asaba will serve as a ticketing and reservation point for all travel needs of people in Asaba and its environs.  

About Virgin Nigeria

Virgin Nigeria is Nigeria's private sector flag carrier, 51% owned by Nigerian institutional investors and 49% owned by Virgin Atlantic. The airline was formed in September 2004 when the Federal Government of Nigeria announced the selection of Virgin Atlantic Airways as the strategic investor and technical partner in this exciting project.

With the mission of being a World Class Airline from the heart of Africa, Virgin Nigeria, has steadily developed a global network that serves domestic, regional and international routes from its operational hub at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos.

With a focus on improving the customer’s experience, Virgin Nigeria is constantly developing innovative products for the convenience of its customers. Some of these innovations include the online booking and payment system. The online and booking payment system allows the customer to book from anywhere in world, as well as make payments with an interswitch debit card for people in Nigeria and most international credit and debit cards for persons in London.

Virgin Nigeria’s customers traveling on the domestic service can also make use of the new ‘Carry On, Carry Off’ product called “COCO”. This product allows passengers traveling on the domestic service carrying cabin hand luggage which is over 6kg to hand these over to the attendants at the foot of the aircraft. These bags are specially tagged and collected by the passengers on arrival at the tarmac.

Virgin Nigeria recently announced an order for 24 Embraer aircraft. The order consists of E170s and E190s jets. Delivery of the first aircraft is scheduled for September 2008.

Virgin Nigeria is listed on the IOSA Directory following its successful completion of the intensive IATA Operational Safety Audit which now places it at par with the best airlines in the world having shown its commitment and demonstration to airline safety standards

Virgin Nigeria is the first Nigerian airline and first West African carrier to be listed on the IOSA Directory.

For more information, visit www.virginnigeria.com