Medview Airline to Kick Off Direct Flights to London

One of the major domestic airlines in Nigeria, Medview Airline will on November 20, 2015, begin direct flight services to London from Lagos.

To this end,  this Medview has joined Arik Air as indigenous airlines that now operate the lucrative London route, which had been dominated by British Airways and Virgin Atlantic Airways.

With two Nigerian airlines operating to London, it is hoped that fares to Europe’s busiest city would drop in coming months.

The airline’s managing director, Muneer Bankole, said at news conference in Lagos that the flight fare will start with N149,000 (Economy) and N599,000 (Business class) with a 32kg (2-piece) baggage allowance for economy and a 32kg (3-piece) baggage allowance for Business class.

He said: “The Lagos-London route has remained one of the busiest in the world yet remained the most expensive, it is against this backdrop that Medview airline is entering the route as a Nigerian flag carrier to supply the missing link- capacity, reasonable fares, good customer care ad excellent in-flight entertainment.

“Our introductory fare on Economy is as low as N149,000, in addition, African/continental meals will be served on board with a variety of music and films to compliment, the B767 aircraft has been configured in 30 Business class and 191 Economy cabin. We are starting with four weekly flights on Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays”, he said.