Aviation Magazine Names Virgin Nigeria Best Airline In West Africa

Virgin Nigeria Airways Limited has emerged as the “Best Airline in West Africa” The award was given to the airline at the 2008 Africa Travel Awards, organized by the Africa Travel Quarterly.

The award is a key highlight of the annual Akwaaba Travel Market, instituted to celebrate outstanding contributions of recipients to the development of tourism and the travel industry in West Africa and beyond.

While receiving the award in her office, the Head Corporate Communications of the airline, Mrs. Nkiru Olumide-Ojo, thanked the organisers for their effort at recognizing organisations building a credible image for Africa, especially the sub-region, as a tourism destination.

Olumide-Ojo reiterated that Virgin Nigeria remains committed to its vision of building a world class airline based in Nigeria. “Our dream is to provide a seamless network that will aid transportation across West Africa and beyond. Winning yet another prestigious award, has further convinced all of us at Virgin Nigeria that we are on the right path in raising the bar of performance,” he said.

Virgin Nigeria has in the last one month raised standards in the domestic and regional travel patterns through the introduction of its E-190 jet that has individual In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) system – the first in the sub-region

The company is currently rolling out an aggressive route plan in the region, targeted at opening trade relationships between Nigeria and other nations, as well as consolidating on existing route networks.