Virgin Nigeria applies to serve New York from Lagos
Virgin Nigeria submitted an application to the US Department of Transportation for a foreign air carrier permit, with initial plans to serve either Newark or New York from Lagos with a 4x per week frequency, to be eventually increased to daily. Additional points to be served eventually are Washington DC, Houston, Atlanta, Miami and Los Angeles.
Virgin Nigeria intends to operate flights to the US using wet-leased A340 aircraft from Virgin Atlantic Airways configured in Business, Premium Economy and Economy classes.
Virgin Nigeria is set to have a fleet of seven B733s and four A340s by November 2006, all on lease.
