Flying out of Lagos

[IfoemaUS 25]

I read a news article that United has permanently stopped flying to Nigeria or anywhere in Africa.

I read the same thing too..as of June they will stop. I was upset too because that's the airline I used when I visited my fiance and there was only 1 layover in Houston. Try skyscanner.com as well and try booking on a Tuesday..that's when prices are lower.

[IfoemaUS 25]

Qatar airways is reasonable. If it is really tight Arik flies to NYC for like $600 but say a prayer though. That is on any of them really.

Hi there...is Arik particularly unsafe?

[tomyka81 95]

Hi there...is Arik particularly unsafe?

In Africa, Arik is very unsafe. I haven't heard of any JFK crashes though. That is why I said say a prayer. But it really doesn't matter anyway on any airline. I am an aerospace engineer and I am deathly afraid of flying any airline. So for me, no more unsafe than the rest of the ones flying. A whole lot of near misses occurring all the time. $600, pray, get there. $1200, pray, get there... same difference to me

[marleym 9]

I read the same thing too..as of June they will stop. I was upset too because that's the airline I used when I visited my fiance and there was only 1 layover in Houston. Try skyscanner.com as well and try booking on a Tuesday..that's when prices are lower.

Wow. That's terrible for US to Africa travel. That leaves Delta as the only airline with direct flights to Africa. That's huge even beyond this community. Smh.