Arik Air

Airline Profile

Arik Air has established an impressive range of Nigerian domestic flights since its launch in 2006. In December 2008 Arik Air launched daily flights to Lagos from London Heathrow using a 132-seater Boeing 737-700 aircraft. Arik Air offers connecting flights throughout Nigeria from Lagos.

Quick Facts

Airline Code: W3
Type: ASC

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Port Hardcore

10 January 2012 at 14:20 | #

I fly to Nigeria on a very regular basis, usually with BA or Virgin. I thought I'd take a punt on Arik when I came back to the UK for Christmas. I wouldn't go as far as to say I was pleasantly surprised, but they were nowhere near as bad as I was expecting. They are staffed by foreign (mostly Spanish I think) crew, which irked the Nigerian couple sitting next to me, but didn't bother me.
Overall the service was not as good as either of the British players, but a considerable improvement on the old Air Nigeria. I think if they undercut BA and Virgin by at least £100 I'd definately give them another go.

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- DIbbsy
  
  11 January 2012 at 13:17 | #
  
  Interesting semi-vote of confidence, but I'll be sticking with BA until Arik prove themselves at Heathrow. They need a year with no sudden route cancellations to get me on side!
  
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