List Of All Best Airlines In Nigeria Local & International 2020 [UPDATED]

List Of All Best Airlines In Nigeria Local 2020.

Best Airlines In Nigeria – Knowing the Best Airlines to travel on is the most important thing to think of when arranging to travel. But don’t worry, We are going to show you the best 7 Airlines in Nigeria Local and International.

On Our List, We have Aero Contractors Airline, Air Peace, Arik Air, Azikel Air, Dana Air, Etihad Air And Medview Airline.

Best Airlines to travel on is the most important thing to think of when arranging to travel.

 

1. Aero Contractors Airline

 

Aero Contractors Company of Nigeria Limited, known as Aero Contractors or simply Aero, is a state-controlled Nigerian airline company based at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria.

Aero Contractors Airline Structure and partnerships

Aero has two divisions:

• Aero Nigeria – provides scheduled passenger services in Nigeria and western Africa.
• Rotary Wing – provides helicopter services for the oil and gas industry in Nigeria.

Aero still has a technical partnership with CHC regarding its rotary wing division

Aero Contractors Airline Destinations In Nigeria

Aero serves the following destinations in Nigeria

Nigeria

• Abuja – Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport
• Asaba – Asaba International Airport
• Benin City – Benin Airport
• Calabar – Magaret Ekpo International Airport
• Kaduna – Kaduna Airport
• Kano – Aminu Kano Airport
• Enugu – Akanu Ibiam International Airport
• Lagos – Murtala Mohammed International Airport Hub
• Owerri – Imo Airport
• Port Harcourt – Port Harcourt International Airport
• Uyo – Akwa Ibom Airport
• Sokoto – Sadiq Abubakar III International Airport

2. Air Peace

Air Peace is a private Nigerian airline founded in 2013 with its head office in Lagos State, Nigeria. Air Peace, which provides passenger and charter services, serves the major cities of Nigeria and flies to several West African destinations and the Middle East.

Air Peace Destinations

As of May 2019, Air Peace flies to the following destinations in Nigeria, the Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Senegal, Sierra Leone and United Arab Emirates:

Country	City	Airport	Notes	Refs
Gambia	Banjul	Banjul International Airport
Ghana	Accra	Kotoka International Airport
Liberia	Monrovia	Roberts International Airport
Nigeria	Abuja	Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport
	Akure	Akure Airport
	Asaba	Asaba International Airport
	Benin City	Benin Airport
	Calabar	Margaret Ekpo International Airport
	Enugu	Akanu Ibiam International Airport
	Lagos	Murtala Muhammed International Airport
	Kaduna	Kaduna International Airport
	Kano	Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport
	Owerri	Sam Mbakwe Airport
	Port Harcourt	Port Harcourt International Airport
	Uyo	Akwa Ibom Airport
	Warri	Osubi Airport
	Yola	Yola Airport
Senegal	Dakar	Blaise Diagne International Airport
Sierra Leone	Freetown	Lungi International Airport
United Arab Emirates	Sharjah	Sharjah International Airport

3. Arik Air

Arik Air is a Nigerian airline operating mainly from two hubs at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos and Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. Arik Air’s head office is the Arik Air Aviation Center on the grounds of Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Ikeja.

Arik Air Destinations

Arik Air has built up a domestic network covering mainly Nigerian and several other Western African destinations. It previously also served more distant and intercontinental destinations in the United Kingdom and the United States.

Country	City	IATA	ICAO	Airport	Notes
Angola	Luanda	LAD	FNLU	Quatro de Fevereiro Airport
Cameroon	Douala	DLA	FKKD	Douala International Airport
Gabon	Libreville	LBV	FOOL	Leon M’ba International Airport
Gambia	Banjul	BJL	GBYD	Banjul International Airport
Ghana	Accra	ACC	DGAA	Kotoka International Airport
Ivory Coast	Abidjan	ABJ	DIAP	Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport
Liberia	Monrovia	ROB	GLRB	Roberts International Airport
Nigeria	Abuja	ABV	DNAA	Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport	Hub
Nigeria	Asaba	NIL	DNAS	Asaba International Airport
Nigeria	Benin City	BNI	DNBE	Benin Airport
Nigeria	Calabar	CBQ	DNCA	Margaret Ekpo International Airport
Nigeria	Enugu	ENU	DNEN	Akanu Ibiam International Airport
Nigeria	Gombe	NIL	DNGO	Gombe Lawanti International Airport
Nigeria	Ibadan	IBA	DNIB	Ibadan Airport
Nigeria	Ilorin	ILR	DNIL	Ilorin International Airport
Nigeria	Jos	JOS	DNJO	Yakubu Gowon Airport
Nigeria	Kaduna	KAD	DNKA	Kaduna Airport
Nigeria	Kano	KAN	DNKN	Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport
Nigeria	Lagos	LOS	DNMM	Murtala Muhammed International Airport	Hub
Nigeria	Owerri	QOW	DNIM	Sam Mbakwe Airport
Nigeria	Port Harcourt	PHC	DNPO	Port Harcourt International Airport
Nigeria	Sokoto	SKO	DNSO	Sadiq Abubakar III International Airport
Nigeria	Uyo	DNAI	DNAI	Akwa Ibom Airport
Nigeria	Warri	QRW	DNSU	Warri Airport
Nigeria	Yola	YOL	DNYO	Yola Airport
Senegal	Dakar	DSS	GOBD	Blaise Diagne International Airport
Senegal	Dakar	DKR	GOOY	Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport	Terminated
Sierra Leone	Freetown	FNA	GFLL	Lungi International Airport
South Africa	Johannesburg	JNB	FAOR	O. R. Tambo International Airport	Terminated
United Arab Emirates	Dubai	DXB	OMDB	Dubai International Airport	Terminated
United Kingdom	London	LHR	EGLL	London Heathrow International Airport	Terminated
United States	New York City	JFK	KJFK	John F. Kennedy International Airport	Terminated

4. Azikel Air

Azikel Air offers scheduled and non-scheduled passenger air transportation services within and outside of Nigeria. With an Air Transport License and an Air Operating Certificate for full operation, Azikel Air has both helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft available for service.

From its early years of providing personnel movement via helicopters to oil and gas offshore operations, to executive air service with fixed-wing planes for the business travels of Azikel’s Group President, Azikel Air benefits from a wealth of experience – and now offers private charter transportation service both within and outside the borders of Nigeria.

5. Dana Air

Dana Air is a Nigerian airline headquartered in Ikeja and based out of Lagos’s Murtala Muhammed International Airport.

Dana Air Destinations

As of February 2017, Dana Air serves the following destinations in Nigeria.

• Abuja – Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport
• Lagos – Murtala Muhammed International Airport base
• Owerri – Sam Mbakwe Airport
• Port Harcourt – Port Harcourt International Airport
• Uyo – Akwa Ibom Airport

6. Etihad Airways

Etihad Airways is the second-largest airline in the UAE. Its head office is in Khalifa City, Abu Dhabi, near Abu Dhabi’s International Airport. Etihad commenced operations in November 2003.

Etihad Airways Destinations

Country	City	Airport	Notes	Refs
Afghanistan	Kabul	Hamid Karzai International Airport	Terminated	[5]
	Bagram	Bagram Airfield	Terminated	[3]
Armenia	Yerevan	Zvartnots International Airport	Terminated	[6][7]
Australia	Brisbane	Brisbane Airport		[2]
	Melbourne	Melbourne Airport		[2]
	Perth	Perth Airport	Terminated	[8]
	Sydney	Sydney Airport		[2]
Austria	Vienna	Vienna International Airport	Terminated	[3]
Azerbaijan	Baku	Heydar Aliyev International Airport		[2]
Bahrain	Manama	Bahrain International Airport		[2]
Bangladesh	Chittagong	Shah Amanat International Airport	Cargo	[2]
	Dhaka	Shahjalal International Airport	Cargo	[2][9]
Barbados	Bridgetown	Grantley Adams International Airport	Terminated
Belarus	Minsk	Minsk National Airport		[10][11]
Belgium	Brussels	Brussels Airport		[2]
	Liège	Liège Airport	Terminated	[3]
Brazil	Campinas	Viracopos–Campinas International Airport	Terminated	[3]
	São Paulo	São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport	Terminated	[2][12]
Bulgaria	Sofia	Sofia Airport	Terminated	[3]
Cambodia	Phnom Penh	Phnom Penh International Airport	Terminated	[3]
Cameroon	Douala	Douala International Airport	Terminated	[13]
Canada	Toronto	Toronto Pearson International Airport		[2]
Chad	N’Djamena	N’Djamena International Airport	Terminated	[14]
China	Beijing	Beijing Capital International Airport		[2]
	Chengdu	Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport		[2]
	Chongqing	Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport	Terminated	[3]
	Guangzhou	Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport	Terminated	[3]
	Hong Kong	Hong Kong International Airport		[2]
	Shanghai	Shanghai Pudong International Airport		[2]
	Shenzhen	Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport	Terminated	[15]
	Tianjin	Tianjin Binhai International Airport	Terminated	[16]
	Zhengzhou	Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport	Terminated	[17]
Colombia	Bogota	El Dorado International Airport	Terminated	[2]
Cyprus	Larnaca	Larnaca International Airport	Terminated	[18]
Denmark	Copenhagen	Copenhagen Airport	Cargo	[19]
Djibouti	Djibouti City	Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport	Terminated	[20]
Ecuador	Quito	Mariscal Sucre International Airport	Terminated	[4]
Egypt	Alexandria	Borg El Arab Airport	Seasonal	[21]
	Cairo	Cairo International Airport		[2]
Ethiopia	Addis Ababa	Addis Ababa Bole International Airport	Terminated	[3]
France	Paris	Charles de Gaulle Airport		[2]
Georgia	Tbilisi	Tbilisi International Airport	Terminated	[3]
Germany	Düsseldorf	Düsseldorf Airport		[2]
	Frankfurt	Frankfurt Airport		[2]
	Hahn	Frankfurt–Hahn Airport	Terminated	[3][22]
	Munich	Munich Airport		[2]
Greece	Athens	Athens International Airport		[2]
India	Ahmedabad	Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport		[2]
	Bengaluru	Kempegowda International Airport		[2]
	Chennai	Chennai International Airport		[2]
	Delhi	Indira Gandhi International Airport		[2]
	Hyderabad	Rajiv Gandhi International Airport		[2]
	Jaipur	Jaipur International Airport	Terminated	[23]
	Kochi	Cochin International Airport		[2]
	Kolkata	Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport		[2]
	Kozhikode	Calicut International Airport		[2]
	Mumbai	Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport		[2]
	Thiruvananthapuram	Trivandrum International Airport		[2]
Indonesia	Jakarta	Soekarno–Hatta International Airport		[2]
Iran	Tehran	Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport	Terminated	[2][24]
Iraq	Baghdad	Baghdad International Airport	Terminated	[2]
	Basra	Basra International Airport	Terminated	[2]
	Erbil	Erbil International Airport	Terminated	[25]
Ireland	Dublin	Dublin Airport		[2]
Italy	Milan	Milan Malpensa Airport		[2]
	Rome	Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport		[26]
	Venice	Venice Marco Polo Airport	Terminated	[27]
Japan	Nagoya	Chubu Centrair International Airport		[2]
	Tokyo	Narita International Airport		[2]
Jordan	Amman	Queen Alia International Airport		[2]
Kazakhstan	Almaty	Almaty International Airport	Terminated	[18][3]
	Nur-Sultan	Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport		[2]
Kenya	Eldoret	Eldoret International Airport	Terminated	[3]
	Nairobi	Jomo Kenyatta International Airport		[2]
Kuwait	Kuwait City	Kuwait International Airport		[2]
Lebanon	Beirut	Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport		[2]
Libya	Benghazi	Benina International Airport	Terminated	[3]
	Tripoli	Tripoli International Airport	Terminated	[28]
Luxembourg	Luxembourg City	Luxembourg Findel Airport	Terminated	[3]
Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur	Kuala Lumpur International Airport		[2]
Maldives	Malé	Velana International Airport		[2]
Mauritania	Nouakchott	Nouakchott International Airport	Terminated	[3]
Morocco	Casablanca	Mohammed V International Airport		[2]
	Rabat	Rabat–Salé Airport		[29]
Myanmar	Yangon	Yangon International Airport	Terminated	[3]
Nepal	Kathmandu	Tribhuvan International Airport		[2]
Netherlands	Amsterdam	Amsterdam Airport Schiphol		[2]
Nigeria	Lagos	Murtala Muhammed International Airport		[2]
Oman	Muscat	Muscat International Airport		[2]
	Salalah	Salalah International Airport	Seasonal	[30]
Pakistan	Islamabad	Benazir Bhutto International Airport	Terminated	[2]
		Islamabad International Airport		[2]
	Karachi	Jinnah International Airport		[2]
	Lahore	Allama Iqbal International Airport		[2]
	Peshawar	Bacha Khan International Airport	Terminated	[2][31]
	Sialkot	Sialkot International Airport	Terminated	[32]
Peru	Lima	Jorge Chávez International Airport	Terminated	[33]
Philippines	Manila	Ninoy Aquino International Airport		[2]
Puerto Rico	Aguadilla	Rafael Hernández Airport	Terminated	[2]
	San Juan	Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport	Terminated	[2]
Qatar	Doha	Hamad International Airport	Terminated	[2]
Republic of Congo	Brazzaville	Maya-Maya Airport	Terminated	[34]
Russia	Moscow	Domodedovo International Airport		[2]
		Sheremetyevo International Airport	Terminated	[2]
Saudi Arabia	Dammam	King Fahd International Airport		[3]
	Jeddah	King Abdulaziz International Airport		[2]
	Medina	Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport		[35]
	Riyadh	King Khalid International Airport		[2]
Senegal	Dakar	Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport	Terminated	[3]
Serbia	Belgrade	Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport		[2]
Seychelles	Mahe	Seychelles International Airport		[2]
Singapore	Singapore	Singapore Changi Airport		[2]
South Africa	Cape Town	Cape Town International Airport	Terminated	[36]
	Johannesburg	O. R. Tambo International Airport		[2]
South Korea	Seoul	Incheon International Airport		[2]
Spain	Barcelona	Barcelona–El Prat Airport		[37]
	Madrid	Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport		[2]
	Zaragoza	Zaragoza Airport	Terminated	[2]
Sri Lanka	Colombo	Bandaranaike International Airport		[2]
Sudan	Khartoum	Khartoum International Airport		[2]
Switzerland	Geneva	Geneva International Airport		[2]
	Zürich	Zürich International Airport		[38]
Syria	Damascus	Damascus International Airport	Terminated	[39]
Tanzania	Dar es Salaam	Julius Nyerere International Airport	Terminated	[40][41]
Thailand	Bangkok	Suvarnabhumi International Airport		[2]
	Phuket	Phuket International Airport		[42]
Turkey	Istanbul	Istanbul Airport		[2]
		Istanbul Atatürk International Airport	Terminated
		Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport	Terminated	[43]
Uganda	Entebbe	Entebbe International Airport	Terminated	[2][44][2][24]
United Arab Emirates	Abu Dhabi	Abu Dhabi International Airport	Hub	[2]
	Dubai	Al Maktoum International Airport	Terminated	[3]
	Sharjah	Sharjah International Airport	Terminated	[3]
United Kingdom	East Midlands	East Midlands Airport	Cargo	[3]
	Edinburgh	Edinburgh Airport	Terminated	[2]
	London	London Gatwick International Airport	Terminated	[45]
		London Heathrow International Airport		[2]
		London Stansted Airport	Cargo	[46]
	Manchester	Manchester Airport		[2]
United States	Anchorage	Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport	Terminated	[3]
	Chicago	Chicago O’Hare International Airport		[2]
	Columbus	Rickenbacker International Airport	Cargo	[3]
	Dallas	Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport	Terminated	[47]
	Houston	George Bush Intercontinental Airport	Terminated	[33]
	Huntsville	Huntsville International Airport	Terminated	[3]
	Los Angeles	Los Angeles International Airport		[48]
	Miami	Miami International Airport	Terminated	[49]
	New York City	John F. Kennedy International Airport		[2]
	San Francisco	San Francisco International Airport	Terminated	[50]
	Tucson	Tucson International Airport	Terminated	[49]
	Washington, D.C.	Washington Dulles International Airport		[2]
Vietnam	Hanoi	Noi Bai International Airport	Cargo	[51]
	Ho Chi Minh City	Tan Son Nhat International Airport	Cargo	[52][2]
Yemen	Sana’a	Sana’a International Airport	Terminated	[2]

7. Medview Airline

Med-View Airline is an airline based in Lagos, Nigeria. The airline was founded in 2007 as a charter airline, mainly operating Hajj flights, and has offered domestic passenger services since November 2012. It has since expanded into regional and long-haul scheduled passenger routes.

Medview Airline Destination

City	Country	IATA	ICAO	Airport	Refs
Abuja	Nigeria	ABV	DNAA	Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport
Abidjan	Ivory Coast	ABJ	DIAP	Port Bouet Airport
Accra	Ghana	ACC	DGAA	Kotoka International Airport
Conakry	Guinea	CKY	GUCY	Conakry International Airport
Dakar	Senegal	DKR	GOOY	Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport
Dubai	UAE	DXB	OMDB	Dubai International Airport
Enugu	Nigeria	ENU	DNEN	Akanu Ibiam International Airport
Freetown	Sierra Leone	FNA	GFLL	Lungi International
Ilorin	Nigeria	ILR	DNIL	Ilorin International Airport
Jeddah	Saudi Arabia	JED	OEJN	King Abdulaziz International Airport
Kaduna	Nigeria	KAD	DNKA	Kaduna Airport	[5]
Kano	Nigeria	KAN	DNKN	Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport
Lagos	Nigeria	LOS	DNMM	Murtala Muhammed International Airport
London	United Kingdom	LGW	EGKK	London Gatwick Airport	[3]
Maiduguri	Nigeria	MIU	DNMA	Maiduguri International
Monrovia	Liberia	ROB	GLRB	Roberts International (Roberts Field)
Owerri	Nigeria	QOW	DNIM	Sam Mbakwe Airport
Port Harcourt	Nigeria	PHC	DNPO	Port Harcourt International Airport
Yola	Nigeria	YOL	DNYO	Yola Airport

These Are The List Of All Best Airline to Travel With in Nigeria.