Delta Air Lines to reach 1,000,000 passengers mark on Lagos-Atlanta route

…Nigeria is a growing market -Bryan

Bobby Bryan, Commercial Director, East and West Africa, Delta Air Lines (middle) flanked by Salami Omeiza, Station Manager, Delta Air Lines (left) and Sefia Emuejevoke, General Manager, Skylogistics Limited (right) during the Delta Air Lines media lunch in Lagos.

Delta Air Lines, the only United States’ airline currently operating into Nigeria is about to reach 1,000,000 passengers feat. This was made known by the airline’s Commercial Director for East and West Africa, Bobby Bryan at a media lunch organised by Delta Air Lines.

“We have carried almost 1,000,000 passengers since we started the service between Lagos and the United States. Sometimes in the next few months we are going to have 1,000,000^th passenger.”

Concerning foreign airlines trapped fund in the country as a result of the foreign exchange challenge Bobby Bryan confirmed that the issue is still much around.

“We still have trapped funds here. I want to thank government for their efforts to help because it is a critical issue. Government has been helpful to a certain degree but we still want them to continue. What we are repatriating is the sales not the profit.”

Bryan mentioned also that, “Nigeria is a growing market” hence their decision to continue to stay despite the challenges in the market.