03 December 09

NIGERIAN EAGLE AIRLINES SIGNS MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH DELTA AIRLINES

Lagos, Nigeria: 03 December 2009: Nigerian Eagle Airlines and Delta Airlines today announced they have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore areas of commercial cooperation that will expand travel options between North America and Nigeria.

Captain Dapo Olumide, Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Eagle Airlines noted that this is an exciting time for us as the agreement will add value to boost trade between West Africa and the United States. “This is a win-win for all especially the travelling public who will have extra choice to New York and beyond.

Captain Olumide further said: “there is a new world out there. Nigerian Eagle Airlines is a dominant force in West Africa and its partnership with Delta Airlines will greatly help in developing the Nigerian economy.”

“We are delighted to be exploring a closer relationship with Nigerian Eagle Airlines, which will greatly benefit customers in Nigeria”, said Bobby Bryan, Delta’s commercial manager West and East Africa. “A marketing relationship would provide Delta and Nigerian Eagle customers with additional travel and freight opportunities”.

Nigerian Eagle Airlines, formerly Virgin Nigeria Airways Limited, is a Nigerian registered private sector flag carrier airline wholly owned by private investors.

The airline has in the course of its operations developed a global network that is progressively serving domestic and regional routes. From its operational base at the Lagos Murtala Mohammed Airport, Nigerian Eagle Airlines currently flies domestically to Abuja, Owerri, Kano, Sokoto, Calabar and Port Harcourt while on the regional routes, it connects passengers to Accra, Ghana; Douala, Cameroon; Dakar, Senegal; Cotonou, Republic of Benin; Libreville, Gabon and Abidjan, Cote d’ivoire; Monrovia, Liberia; Dakar, Senegal and Banjul, Gambia.

The airline is 100% e-ticketing compliant across her network. Nigerian Eagle Airlines is building an emerging airlines alliance in Africa through cooperation among carriers in the continent.

Delta Air Lines, the world’s No. 1 airline, serves more than 170 million passengers each year. With its unsurpassed global network, Delta, its Northwest subsidiary and the Delta Connection carriers offer service to 356 destinations in 65 countries on six continents. Delta employs more than 70,000 employees worldwide and operates a mainline fleet of nearly 800 aircraft. A founding member of the SkyTeam global alliance, Delta participates in the industry’s leading trans-Atlantic joint venture with Air France KLM. Including its worldwide alliance partners, Delta offers customers more than 16,000 daily flights, with hubs in Amsterdam, Atlanta, Cincinnati, Detroit, Memphis, Minneapolis-St. Paul, New York-JFK, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Salt Lake City and Tokyo-Narita.

The airline’s service includes the SkyMiles frequent flier program, the world’s largest airline loyalty program; the award-winning BusinessElite service; and more than 50 Delta Sky Clubs in airports worldwide.