Nigeria: Why a New National Carrier is Never Likely to Get Off the Ground

opinion

One of the most vexatious ironies about Nigeria - perhaps even an embarrassment - is the lack of a national airline. Nigerians are often very piqued to be travelling on airlines owned by smaller less resource-endowed African countries. Ethiopia, Kenya and Rwanda and South Africa national carriers are some of the big players on the continent.

Foreign airlines do well from the large and growing number of Nigerian passengers. For instance, Emirates flies twice a day from Lagos, with over 12,000 passengers per week.

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