Emirates Airlines has announced the restoration of its flight operations to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
It revealed this in email messages sent to its customers on Wednesday after terminating flight services to Nigeria.
The airline said: “We are pleased to inform you that effective from 11th September 2022, we will reinstate operations of our flights.
“Inbound flights from Dubai to Lagos (EK783) and outbound flights from Lagos to Dubai (EK784) will recommence from Sunday, 11th September 2022.
“Lagos flights after 30th September 2022 will be advised in due course.”
It, however, was silent on the resumption of flights to the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja.
The resumption of flights to Lagos is coming two weeks Emirates announced it was suspending flight operations to Nigeria following its inability to repatriate its earnings in foreign exchange from Nigeria.
In a letter addressed to the Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, the airline said: “We have had no choice but to take this action, to mitigate the continued losses Emirates is experiencing as a result of funds being blocked in Nigeria.
“As of July 2022, Emirates has US$85 million of funds awaiting repatriation from Nigeria. This figure has been rising by more than $US10 million every month, as the ongoing operational costs of our 11 weekly flights to Lagos and 5 to Abuja continue to accumulate.”