United Nigeria Airlines secures AOC, launches

United Nigeria Airlines commenced operations from Lagos on February 12 after completing its certification drive at the beginning of the month. The inaugural flight was scheduled to take off from Lagos to Enugu, the airline's operational base, from where it proceeded to Abuja before returning to Lagos, airline spokesperson Achilleus-Chud Uchegbu told Nigerian media. He said the airline would operate daily rotations between: Lagos – Abuja, Enugu, and Asaba; and Abuja – Lagos, Enugu, and Asaba. Flights to Owerri and Port Harcourt Omagwa will follow soon. “Our short term is to consolidate. You can see we have a base in Enugu. And we have to consolidate, establish all our routes and then work about expanding. We want to expand beyond Nigeria, starting from the West Coast; just for a start. We have a big plan," Uchegbu told This Day newspaper.<br/>