Lufthansa Airline says no plan to reduce flight operations in Nigeria

Lufthansa said Thursday it had no plan to reduce its flight operations in Nigeria. Two foreign airlines, Emirates and Kenya, recently announced suspension of their flights to the Nnamdi Azikiwe International in Abuja. Both airlines attributed the decision to economic downturn in the country, foreign exchange challenges, and the shrinking passenger traffic. Lufthansa media consultant Hakeem Jimoh said Lufthansa would not be following a similar path for now. “Yes, there has been challenges, particularly with the issue of forex, but I can tell you that Lufthansa has no plan for now to reduce flight operations in Nigeria,” he said. Jimoh said that Lufthansa had been operating in Nigeria for over 50 years, adding that the country was important to the airline’s operation, especially in West Africa. <br/>