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Old 09-04-2007, 03:18 PM
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rjjunkie
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spent a good bit in Lagos and Abuja. It is a definite third world experience...i'll give the airline until its first crash. Danish Management with one solid nigerian private backer. They claim modern aircraft with the likes of CRJ 2's and 7's and orders for Dreamliners. However the market is not thriving and the aircraft they buy will mostly be secondhand. This looks enticing compared to the well aged BAC 1-11s(now banned) and Ex-Eastern 727's. However maintenance as well as the ever deteriorating Nigerian Airspace infrastructure... i hate to say it but you will be dead in two years give or take a day or so. Lagos is quite rough and typically flight crews are escorted to the airport never without a security presence. QOL in Lagos can be hard to find but in certain situations it can feel like home. Abuja is little newer more solid with the capitol and the airport is up to par. Most pilots are Nationals educated in Britain and the US at places such FSA in Vero Beach. I personally jumpseated on a EAS BAC 111 to Jos, Nigeria(a while back) and that was the background of my two Nigerian Pilots. However Many pilots hail from Eastern Europe and so forth. Be skeptical yet if you have nothing to lose why not ... Nigeria is raw and fun to explore. Make sure you have a friend on the ground before you step off that plane.
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