Emirates will expand its operations in Nigeria with the resumption of a second daily flight to Lagos and a four-times-weekly flight to Abuja from December 15, 2017.

The Lagos flight will be operated with a Boeing 777-300ER, while the Abuja flight will be operated with a 777-300.

The new flights will provide up to 23 tonnes of belly capacity each. Emirates expects to transport imports such as electronic goods, construction equipment and pharmaceuticals, as well as exports such as fresh produce and perishables.

Emirates first launched services to Nigeria in January 2004 with a four-times-weekly flight from Dubai to Lagos via Accra, using an Airbus A330-200. The flight became daily in October 2005, and in January 2006 Lagos was delinked from Accra.

The airline operated a second daily Lagos service between February 2009 and June 2016, and a daily Abuja flight between August 2014 and October 2016.

The schedule for the new flights is as follows.