Nigeria Airways
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'''Nigeria Airways''' was the former national [[airline]] of [[Nigeria]], founded in [[1958]] and headquartered in [[Lagos]]. The airline was owned by the Federal Government of Nigeria.
==History==
Nigeria Airways was created on October 1, 1958 as a result of the dissolution of the [[West African Airways Corporation]] (WAAC) on September 30. Nigeria Airways inherited the assets and liabilities of WAAC. Initially created as a joint venture between the Nigerian government, the [[British Overseas Airways Corporation]] (BOAC), and [[Elder Dempster]], with the Nigerian government holding a controlling interest of 51 percent of shares. This partnership broke up on March 25, 1961 when BOAC and Elder Dempster agreed to sell their shares to the Nigerian government. <ref>{{cite book |title= Nigeria Year Book 1962 |publisher= [[Daily Times of Nigeria]] |year= 1962|pages= pp.55-57}}</ref>
Nigeria Airways operated services to [[London]] using a [[De Havilland Comet|De Havilland Comet 4Bs]]. Nigeria Airways also operated the [[Douglas DC-3]] on internal routes during the 1960s.
A [[Vickers VC10]] was used from 1969, replaced by [[Boeing 707]]s in 1971. [[Douglas DC-10|Douglas DC-10-30s]] were introduced in [[1976]] and [[Airbus A310]]s in [[1983]]. While the A310s were on order [[Boeing 747#747-200|Boeing 747-200]]s were used.
In [[2001]] the [[United Kingdom]] refused to allow Nigeria Airways to operate from Lagos to [[London]] due to concerns about the safety of the [[Air Djibouti]] [[Boeing 747]] being leased in to operate the service. The service had been halted since [[1998]].
The airline ceased operating in 2003. It had accumulated significant debts, and various allegations have been made that former Nigerian rulers [[loot]]ed and mismanaged the airline which accelerated its failure. (See External links). The Nigerian government later came to an agreement with [[Virgin Atlantic Airways]] to found [[Virgin Nigeria Airways]], intended as a replacement, although the ground facilities of the old Nigeria Airways were eventually taken over by another company, [[Arik Air]].
Nigeria Airways operated using [[IATA]] code WT, [[ICAO code]] NIS.
===Cities served===
====Africa====
*[[Abidjan]]
*[[Abuja]]
*[[Accra]]
*[[Banjul]]
*[[Benin City]]
*[[Calabar]]
*[[Conakry]]
*[[Cotonou]]
*[[Dakar]]
*[[Douala]]
*[[Enugu]]
*[[Freetown]]
*[[Gusau]]
*[[Jos]]
*[[Kaduna]]
*[[Kano]]
*[[Libreville]]
*[[Lome]]
*[[Makurdi]]
*[[Nairobi]]
*[[Port Harcourt]]
*[[Sokoto]]
*[[Tiko]]
*[[Yola]]
====Europe====
*[[London]]
*[[Rome]]
*[[Zurich]]
*[[Amsterdam]]
*[[Stockholm]]
*[[Paris]]
*[[Barcelona]]
*[[Frankfurt]]
*[[Moscow]]
*[[Athens]]
====Asia====
*[[Dubai]]
*[[Jeddah]]
*[[Karachi]]
*[[Mumbai]]
*[[Hong Kong]]
*[[Abu Dhabi]]
====Americas====
*[[New York]]
*[[Chicago]]
*[[Rio De Janeiro]]
*[[Caracas]]
*[[Port of Spain]]
*[[Kingston]]
==Fleet==
===Historic Fleet===
Nigeria Airways operated the following aircraft:
* [[Airbus A310|Airbus A310-200]]
* [[Boeing 377 Stratocruiser]]
* [[Boeing 707|Boeing 707-320]]
* [[Boeing 727]]
* [[Fokker F27|Fokker F27 Friendship]]
* [[Fokker F28|Fokker F28 Fellowship]]
* [[Douglas C-47]]/[[DC-3]]
* [[Boeing 737|Boeing 737-200/737-400]]
* [[Boeing 747|Boeing 747-100/747-200/747-300]]
* [[Boeing 767|Boeing 767-200]]
* [[De Havilland Comet|de Havilland Comet 4]]
* [[McDonnell Douglas DC-10|Douglas DC-10-30 (*also received the last DC-10 built (cn 48318/446) leased from World Airways)]]
* [[Vickers VC10]]
==See also==
* [[Nigeria Airways Flight 2120]]
==External links==
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3231462.stm Nigeria seeks lost airways money (BBC)]
* [http://english.people.com.cn/english/200108/17/eng20010817_77522.html Britain Stops Nigeria Airways from Returning to Lagos-London Flight (People's Daily, China)]
* [http://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/wt.htm Old timetable images]
* [http://www.harrys-stuff.com/africa-nigeria/nigeria-airways-dakota-dc3.php Nigeria Airways DC-3]
==References==
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[[Category:Defunct airlines of Nigeria]]
[[Category:Airlines established in 1958]]
[[Category:Airlines disestablished in 2003]]
[[Category:Former IATA members]]
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