Arik reaffirms its partnership with Emirates

Nigeria’s air giant of the moment, Arik Air, has re-affirmed its partnership with Emirates Airline, downplaying their recent decision to suspend Abuja service.

Clarifying the misinformation being peddled in the media about Abuja exit, Arik Air’s Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), Mr. Suraj Sundaram said “Arik Air and Emirates have a long standing partnership through an interline agreement since 2011 which enables Emirates passengers to have access to the entire Arik Air network for connections to and from within Nigerian destinations and to other West African countries.

“This means Arik Air will be able to assist with accommodating Emirates passengers from various Nigerian destinations (including Abuja) and other West African markets to Lagos on Arik Air’s flights for onward connection to the Emirates service from Lagos to Dubai,” said Sundaram.

TTW has learnt that the interline agreement between Arik and Emirates Airline increases the travel choices for customers from Nigeria and West Africa to travel to various global destinations offered by the Emirates network. Such partnership also allows Emirates passengers to tap into Arik Air’s strong network that currently serves 18 destinations in Nigeria and 10 in West and Central Africa.