South African Airline Debuts First Flight To Abuja.
South African Airways' (SAA) on Wednesday launched flights to Abuja as a second gateway in Nigeria. The inaugural flight with a contingent of senior government officials, and media guests on board, carried a substantial number of passengers proving the popularity of the route. The flight departed on Tuesday, 26 January at 23h55 from Johannesburg (via Lagos) and landed today, 07h30 in Abuja - where the aircraft was greeted with a traditional celebratory and welcoming water salute as it taxied into the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport.read moreLabels: NAIA, SAA