FG approves US, Canada, 3 other international routes for United Nigeria Airlines

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Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has revealed that the federal government has approved between four and five international routes for United Nigeria Airlines, naming New York, Canada and Dubai among the destinations the carrier has now been cleared to fly.
This comes as the airline unveiled two newly acquired Boeing 737-800NG aircraft.
Speaking at the official unveiling which took place in Lagos on Thursday, Keyamo said the routes were part of a deliberate government push to shift a larger share of Nigeria’s international air traffic to Nigerian-owned carriers.
“We are giving United about four or five routes now. We are giving ...