Arik Air increases frequency on Lagos-Dakar route

Arik Air is increasing its frequency on the Lagos-Dakar route to a daily service, up from six weekly flights.

The new schedule, which will operate from February 22nd, will operate with four of the Lagos-Dakar flights routed via Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire instead of the previous routing via Banjul.

The other three flights will continue to operate via Accra, Ghana.

The Lagos-Abidjan-Dakar service will operate on Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Friday while the Lagos-Accra-Dakar service will operate on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.

With the new schedule, Arik Air will be able to provide its customers convenient access between Lagos, Abuja, Accra, Abidjan and Dakar markets.

The airline will also be increasing its frequency on the Lagos-Banjul route from three weekly to four weekly flights effective March 14th.

All the flights will be operated via Accra using a Boeing 737-700 Next Generation (NG) aircraft.

The Lagos-Accra-Banjul service will be operated on Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Sunday, making Arik Air the only airline operating non-stop from Banjul to Accra.

Additionally, Abuja passengers can connect conveniently to Banjul via Accra on all four days.

Arik Air chief commercial officer, Suraj Sundaram, commented: “Being the largest airline in West and Central Africa comes with the responsibility to meet the increasing demand from our customers to improve connectivity in the region.

“We are committed to improving these connections to facilitate the movement of passengers and cargo seamlessly across our expanding network.”