Air Nigeria presto sulla Roma-Lagos (+ Londra/Parigi/Joh'sburg e altre destinazioni)


gioAZ ha detto:
Qualcuno sa di che colore saranno i sedili su FCO-LOS? Non oso immaginare cosa direbbe Italo :D.
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Le poltrone della Air Nigeria per fortuna non saranno di colore grigio, saranno piu’ allegre ed il, servizio Air Nigeria sui voli domestici e regionali e’ impeccabile. La nuova dirigenza AZ ha ucciso la rotta FCO-LOS, il mercato cresce per tutti tranne che per AZ, lo stesso dicasi per I voli Europa-ACC.
Comunque come giustamente e' gia' stato notato, le compagnie nigeriane fanno molti annunci che poi non si materiallzzano. Siamo ad aprile e dubito fortemente che Air Nigeria cominci a volare su Roma fra soli due mesi.
 
italo ha detto:
Le poltrone della Air Nigeria per fortuna non saranno di colore grigio, saranno piu’ allegre ed il, servizio Air Nigeria sui voli domestici e regionali e’ impeccabile. La nuova dirigenza AZ ha ucciso la rotta FCO-LOS, il mercato cresce per tutti tranne che per AZ, lo stesso dicasi per I voli Europa-ACC.
Comunque come giustamente e' gia' stato notato, le compagnie nigeriane fanno molti annunci che poi non si materiallzzano. Siamo ad aprile e dubito fortemente che Air Nigeria cominci a volare su Roma fra soli due mesi.
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Comunque se prima o poi dovessero cominciare a volare su FCO credo o almeno spero che AZ migliori il servizio su questa rotta che mi pare alquanto trascurata proprio perchè non c'è concorrenza. Già il passaggio al 330 anche se AP è un passo avanti in confronto al 767.
 
gioAZ ha detto:
Comunque se prima o poi dovessero cominciare a volare su FCO credo o almeno spero che AZ migliori il servizio su questa rotta che mi pare alquanto trascurata proprio perchè non c'è concorrenza. Già il passaggio al 330 anche se AP è un passo avanti in confronto al 767.
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Il passaggio da 767 a 330 AP servira' solo a convincere i passeggeri che AZ riserva alla rotta solo gli scarti, olter ad un aumenti di capacita' unitaria invece che di frequenza. La concorrenza c'e', basta passare per MAD, LHR, FRA, CDG, AMS, IST ...ed infatti il traffico e' diventato soprattutto etnico, almeno in economica.
 
Solito articolo analisi approfondita di CAPA

Air Nigeria to resume long-haul network as West African aviation grows

Air Nigeria is resuming its long-haul network after services were cut during a period of restuructuing, ownership transfer and re-branding three years ago. The privately held flag carrier, formerly known as Virgin Nigeria and briefly as Nigeria Eagle Airlines, will resume long-haul services in May-2012 to London Gatwick with plans in the short-term to also re-open Johannesburg and launch Rome and Paris services.

The Lagos-based carrier has had a false start, expecting last year to resume long-haul flights in Sep-2011, but plans this time are more concrete, with Air Nigeria loading schedules and fares. Its planned services will see notable competition, but like many routes in and out of Africa, are typically high-yielding. Air Nigeria’s forthcoming Lagos-London route is the latest in West Africa-Europe expansion, following notable capacity increases from Brussels Airlines.

Johannesburg and London services to be followed with Rome and Paris

In Apr-2012 chairman Jimoh Ibrahim announced the airline planned to resume Lagos-London Gatwick service on 16-May-2012 followed by Lagos-Johannesburg service on 17-May-2012. London Gatwick service will initially be operated three times weekly, increasing to daily from 19-Jun-2012. Operating equipment will be A330-200s, which the carrier has not taken delivery of yet. Air Nigeria aims to follow these services with flights to Rome Fiumicino and Paris Charles de Gaulle by the middle of Jun-2012.

Lagos-London is served by Arik Air, British Airways and Virgin Atlantic, each going into London Heathrow daily. Arik Air uses its sole long-haul aircraft type, the A340-500, while British Airways and Virgin each use some of their largest capacity aircraft: 747-400 for British Airways and A340-600 for Virgin.

Air Nigeria’s other planned European routes, Rome and Paris, also have existing capacity. Lagos-Rome Fiumicino is currently operated by Alitalia, which offers three times weekly service using A330-200 equipment while Lagos-Paris Charles de Gaulle is currently operated daily by Air France using 777-300ER equipment.

From Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, British Airways serves London Heathrow while Arik recently suspended its Abuja-London service. Air France also operates to Abuja from Paris Charles de Gaulle, KLM from Amsterdam and Lufthansa from Frankfurt. Brussels Airlines does not serve Nigeria but has been recently increasing its substantial African network.

See related article: Brussels Airlines to further expand in Africa and launch New York but cut back in Europe

Lagos-Johannesburg service is also currently already operated by Arik Air and South African Airways, which each operate daily services.

While Air Nigeria will face competition from longer-established carriers, including those with global networks and alliances, Air Nigeria will have the advantage – small but not to be under-estimated – of a regional African network that it is growing.


Expansion of West African network

Coinciding with the airline’s new long haul services, Air Nigeria plans to expand its West African network with the launch of services to Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo; Freetown, Sierra Leone; Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; Pointe Noire, Republic of the Congo; and Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. These five new routes expand Air Nigeria’s coverage of Western Africa from 16 destinations in 11 countries to 21 destinations in 15 countries.

To help operate its expanding regional network, as well as new long-haul network, Air Nigeria plans to acquire two A330s and two additional 737s, increasing its fleet to 16 aircraft, which also includes the E190 type. On long term order are eight more E190 aircraft to be placed on its domestic and regional network, according to CAPA’s fleet database.


Air Nigeria, country’s third largest carrier, increases pressure on Arik Air


While Air Nigeria’s expansion is a positive move, it does mean Arik Air, Nigeria’s largest carrier by capacity, now faces expanding competition, although Arik Air will remain the leading carrier in the country and growth opportunities are numerous. Currently the second largest is Aero, which mainly operates domestic services to oil and gas-rich areas as well as international service to Ghana’s capital, Accra.

Further increased competition in West Africa is likely in the near-term, especially considering the proposals for low-cost carriers, including high-profile discussions for a carrier, possibly named Fastjet, launched with support from easyJet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou.

Air Nigeria poised to support region's growth

Air Nigeria has had a shaky history since its 2005 commencement of services under the Virgin Nigeria brand, changed as Nigeria Eagle Airlines in 2009 after the Virgin Group announced its intention to sell its stake. The airline adopted the name Air Nigeria once Barrister Jimoh Ibrahim of the NICON Group acquired in Apr-2010 a majority stake and became the airline's chairman.

Under his leadership, the carrier restructured and continued to concentrate on offering domestic Nigerian services and a limited international network covering Central and Western Africa, a startegy that commenced under the previous leadership team.

Growth in regional African aviation, while not headline-grabbing, is what the African continent needs the most. Domestic and regional flights facilitate trade, increasing the strength of local economies. The domestic and regional network will also help support the re-launch of long-haul flights.

The carrier’s medium-term goal is to operate to all major West African cities, now looking increasingly achievable. Through partnerships with Kenya Airways and Delta Air Lines, Air Nigeria is also strengthening its overall network reach. Having shown interest in North America, new long haul service announcements could come in due course.

Air Nigeria is well-placed to tap into the increasing traffic volumes to, from and within Nigeria and the surrounding area from its base in Lagos. Lagos is one of six African cities Airbus expects to become an ‘airline megacity’, defined as cities that are expected to handle 10,000 passengers per day within the next 20 years. While Air Nigeria has had an eventful short life, there is no shame in restructuring to have a solid operating foundation to support growth that today is only in its infancy.
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http://www.centreforaviation.com/an...-network-as-west-african-aviation-grows-72077


Intanto LGW (daily) e JNB (3xw) sono state confermate, partono a metà maggio.
Per PAR e ROM probabilmente nelle prossime settimane la conferma.
 
Ultima modifica:
Nel comunicato odierno circa l'apertura di Johannesburg e Londra si evince anche qualche dato circa i nuovi A332, che avranno 24 posti in C e 244 in Y., quindi 268 in totale.

[.....]The long-haul services will be operated with the recently acquired modern Airbus A330-200 aircraft in two class configuration of 24 Business seats and 244 Economy class seats. The aircraft is equipped with state-of-the-art iPADS for in-flight entertainment in the business class cabin, making Air Nigeria one of the first African airline to offer such a product to passengers [....]
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http://www.myairnigeria.com/en/ng/A...bid/151/NewsID/35/language/en-US/Default.aspx
 
Intanto oggi (13 maggio) Air Nigeria ha annunciato un ordine di 4 B787-800, il cui contratto sarà ufficializzato il prossimo 22 maggio.


Air Nigeria Places Orders for Four Boeing Dreamliner Jets


By Festus Akanbi

Air Nigeria has embarked on a growth plan to emerge as one of a few African airlines to own the high capacity but cost efficient Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft, as the airline has ordered and will be paying for four of the airplanes to ply its international routes. The planes will be delivered by the third quarter of 2014.

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is a long-range, mid-size, wide-body, twin-engine jet airplane, with a seating capacity for over 200 passengers. According to its manufacturer, Boeing, it is the most fuel-efficient airplane in the world, and boasts lower maintenance and lower cash operating costs.

THISDAY checks revealed that each of the aircraft will cost the airline $221,775,000, totalling $887,100,000 which will be financed by the USEXIM Bank.

According to the chairman of Air Nigeria, Mr. Jimoh Ibrahim, who confirmed the aircraft orders, as initial deposit, the airline will be required to sign and pay four per cent of the total cost of the aircraft amounting to $35,484,000 by May 22 in London.

On delivery, he said the aircraft will fly the Lagos-London, Lagos-Baltimore and Lagos-Dubai-Beijing routes, while one plane will be kept in reserve.

If everything goes according to plan, Air Nigeria will be the first West African airline to have the Dreamliner aircraft in its fleet. Ethiopian Airways has already placed orders for the Dreamliner aircraft, but delivery date is set for 2016.

Ibrahim added that in order to run and manage the aircraft in Nigeria, Air Nigeria will be investing in and deploying special equipment for engineering support for the navigation of the airplane.

When asked what Air Nigeria intends to do with the leased Airbus A330s which the airline took delivery of Sunday in Cairo, Egypt, he said they will be placed on other international routes.

Air Nigeria is scheduled to resume its international flight operations to London and Johannesburg on May 16 and 17, for which it had leased the two Airbus A330s. Both planes are expected to arrive Lagos Sunday from Cairo.

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is developed by Boeing Commercial Airplanes and can seat 210 to 290 passengers, depending on the variant. The variant being ordered by Air Nigeria, the 787-8, seats 262 passengers consisting of 18 business-class seats and 244 economy-class seats.


http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles...rders-for-four-boeing-dreamliner-jets/115700/
 
speedbird437 ha detto:
http://www.skyliner-aviation.de/viewphoto.main?LC=&picid=7827
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carino.

Qualche informazione in più.
Qualche statistica di traffico, a quanto pare la rotta sarà Lagos-Roma-Parigi (quindi PAR e ROM legate in un unico volo) e pare abbiano anche già avuto le autorizzazioni governative del caso.

Air Nigeria to be privatised in two years –Jimoh Ibrahim

Saturday, May 19th, 2012

Air Nigeria is to be privatised within the next two years.

It is expected that the airline would be on a firm footing by then.

Chairman of the company, Barrister Jimoh Ibrahim, said the airline would focus more on international operations with scheduled flights to Dubai, Rome, Paris and Asian countries.

Ibrahim, who spoke on Thursday night in London at a dinner to celebrate the company’s long haul flight to Gatwick Airport, said the Nigerian Stock Exchange has already invited Air Nigeria for listing.

He said;: Effective two years from now, we will be depositing Air Nigeria into your hands. What does that mean? Air Nigeria will now have to go PLC. It will now be an airline owned by Nigerians. I will sell my shares, and then you can buy some. Air Nigeria will be in the market. So, we will meet at annual general meetings, and then we will discuss. So, that is our plan. By then, Air Nigeria will be fully Nigerian.

“Five years from now, Air Nigeria will be flying a minimum of 15 big jets (wide body aircraft). There is no continent we won’t be flying to five years from now. This year, we have gone places. This is Europe, we are here. When you wake up in the morning in Lagos, you can fly to any part of the world on Air Nigeria

“This year, we have been invited to come and be listed under the special registry of the Stock Exchange. So, two years from now, Air Nigeria will be in the market. You will be a shareholder, I will be a shareholder. It will be our airline.”

He said the challenges facing the aviation sector could be tackled if proactive steps were taken by all stakeholders to address them and put the international airlines to the test.

“Our plan is to focus on international operations as an airline. No airline succeeds by flying only domestic. If an aircraft flies to Abuja 10 times a day, it loses its life cycle 10 times. In other words, it is 10 times closer to a C-check. All the major international airlines, like British Airways, AirFrance and KLM, make profit by focusing on international operations.

“British Airways bought BMI for over £176 million a year ago. It has about 10 aircraft. BMI focuses on domestic operations. But now British Airways is saying that if they cannot get a buyer, any moment from now, they are going to liquidate it. All these big airlines have come to realised that running domestic airlines is not profitable.

“We will take delivery of another aircraft in 20 days from now-An Airbus A330-200. We will then have two aircraft in our international operations. And this aircraft will be deployed to the Lagos-Dubai route. Part of the international routes we will deploy these aircraft to are one, Rome. Data available from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority shows that 58,000 travelled to Rome last year. Italian airline-Alitalia carried only 27,000 of these people. So, we will be flying Lagos-Rome-Paris.

“We have got government approval to fly to Rome, Paris, Johannesburg and Dubai. We will start flying to Dubai before the end of this quarter. “

Ibrahim said the airline would begin flights to Dubai, Rome, Paris and Johannesburg before July 2012.
He said Nigerians stand to gain a lot by patronising the airline, saying: “There are a lots of things. Apart from the varieties of meals, every business class passenger will have access to Ipads. With that they have an array of entertainment to choose from. For the business class passengers, our Lagos-London flight is the best place to relax after all the stress of business. It is quite an unending experience.
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http://www.ghanamma.com/2012/05/air-nigeria-to-be-privatised-in-two-years-jimoh-ibrahim/
 
non voglio fare polemiche, ma interecettare solo 27.000 su 58.000, ossia meno del 50%, mi sembra un pò poco, anche perchè FCO è in posizione ottimale per LOS.....forse ha ragione italo, AZ dovrebbe provare a migliorare qualcosa, o semplicemente aumentarne le frequenze, al momento piuttosto ridotte....
 
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