Virgin Nigeria is born
Virgin Atlantic Airways plans to start a new airline in partnership with the Nigerian government. Virgin Atlantic will invest about $24.5 million and own a 49 percent interest in Virgin Nigeria. Nigerian investors will hold the majority stake. The airline will be based at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in the southern city of Lagos. Tickets for the first flights to the capital, Abuja, will go on sale in early 2005. Virgin Nigeria plans to offer flights to the U.S. and Europe, as well as domestic services and flights to African destinations including Dakar, Ghana.
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