Nigeria Airways 3561444 223678100 2008-07-05T06:08:25Z Sardanaphalus 427947 updating link using [[Project:AutoWikiBrowser|AWB]] [[Image:NigeriaLogo.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Company Logo]] '''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== <References /> [[Category:Defunct airlines of Nigeria]] [[Category:Airlines established in 1958]] [[Category:Airlines disestablished in 2003]] [[Category:Former IATA members]] {{Aviation lists}} [[de:Nigeria Airways]] [[it:Nigeria Airways]] [[sv:Nigeria Airways]]