Start-up United Nigeria Airlines takes delivery of first planes

Nigerian start-up United Nigeria Airlines has taken delivery of its first duo of aircraft, two ERJ145s. 5N-BWZ (145623) arrived in Enugu, Nigeria on 19 November, while 5N-BWY (145622) arrived on 22 November. A further two ERJ145s, 5N-BWW (145575) and 5N-BWX (145553) are planned to follow shortly. All four Embraers were previously operated by ExpressJet for United Express.

United Nigeria is now in the process of obtaining its AOC and plans to fly to Abuja, Asaba, Lagos, Owerri and Port Harcourt.

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