25 Nigerian Airlines That Are Now Defunct

In Nigeria, quite a number of airlines have been established but later disappeared from the scene. Nigerian Airlines You may be pondering why these airlines had to fold up, some of them so quickly. Well, there are several reasons why these happened. Some of the causes include poor management, increased cost of maintenance, high interest on loans, choice of operational facilities among others. A number of airlines have been established in Nigeria but have since vanished from the scene.

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You may be wondering why these airlines had to go out of business so quickly. There are several reasons for this why these things occurred. Poor management, increased maintenance costs, high-interest rates on loans; and the selection of operational facilities are some of the causes. In the meantime, it is critical to identify the current airlines in operation. Arik Airline, Peace Air, Dana Airline, Azman Airline, United Airline, Green Africa Airways, and many others are among them. However, for the purposes of this article, we will concentrate on Nigerian airlines that have gone out of business. The following is a list of 16 airlines that are no longer in operation. Stay tuned as we delve into an exhaustive list of defunct airlines and their operating periods.  

1. Nigeria Airways (1971- 2003)

 

2. Kabo Air (1975 -2016)

3. Okada Airline (1983 -1997)

 

4.  ADC Airline (1984 – 2006)

 

5.Triax Airlines(1992 – 2000)

 

6. Chanchangi Airlines(1994 – 2012)

 

7. Slok Air International(1996 – 2004)

   

8. Afrijet Airlines (1998 – 2009)

 

9. Sosoliso Airlines (1994 – 2006)

 

10. Albarka Air (1999 – 2005)

 

11. Bellview Airline (1992 – 2010)

 

12. Concord Airline (1990 -1993)

 

13. Associated airline (1996 – 2016)

 

14. Virgin Nigeria  (2004 to 2009) (Rebranded as Nigerian Eagle Airlines)

 

15. Nigeria Eagle Airline (2009 – 2010)

 

16. Arax Airlines  (1977 – 1988)

 

17. Chrome Air Service (1999 – 2006)

 

18. IRS (2002 – 2013)

 

19. EAS Airlines (1993 – 2006) Rebranded as Nicon Airways

 

20. Nicon Airways (2006 – 2007)

 

21. Freedom Air Services (1998 – 2005)

 

22. Fresh Air (1999 – 2006)

 

23. Air Nigeria (2010 -2012)

 

24. First Nation (2010 – 2018)

 

25. Med-View Airline  (2007 -2019)

 

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