List of defunct airlines of Nigeria

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This is a list of defunct airlines of Nigeria.[1][2]

Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Commenced operations Ceased operations Notes
ADC Airlines Z7 ADK ADCO 1984 2006
Aerocontractors Company of Nigeria NU;AJ NIG ACN 1960 2002 renamed/merged to Aero Contractors
African International Airways 1971 1972
African Trans Air FTS 1992 1995
Afrijet Airlines 6F FRJ AFRIJET 1998 2009
Afrimex 1994 2003
Air Atlantic Cargo ANI 1994 1999
Air Nigeria VK ANP NICON FLIERS 2010 2012
Albarka Air F4 NBK AL-AIR 1999 2005
Al-Dawood Air LIE AL-DAWOOD AIR 2001 2005
Amako Air OBK 2002 2003
Amed Air OBI 1994 1996
Arax Airlines QY RXA 1977 1988
Associated Aviation SCD ASSOCIATED 1996 2019
Axiom Air EAN 2009 2011
Barnax Air 1991 1992
Bellview Airlines B3 BLV BELLVIEW AIRLINES 1992 2010
Capital Airlines NCP 2003 2010
Central Airlines 1980 1982
Chanchangi Airlines 5B NCH CHANGCHANGI 1994 2012
Chrome Air Service CHO Chrome Air 1999 2006
Dasab Airlines DSQ Dasab Air 2001 2006
Earth Airlines ERX 2001 2004
EAS Airlines OW EXW ECHOLINE 1993 2006 Rebranded as Nicon Airways
EAS Cargo Airlines HW ESY 1987 1992 renamed/merged to EAS Airlines
Easy Link Aviation FYE FLY ME 2001 2007
First Nation Airways FRN FIRST NATION 2010 2018
Flash Airlines FSH 1985 1995
Freedom Air Services FFF INTER FREEDOM 1998 2005
Fresh Air FRR Fresh Air 1999 2006
GAS Air Nigeria GR NGS 1973 2000
Hamsal Air 2H MHL 2008 2009
Hamzair HMZ Nigeria Int'l Airservices 1983 1983
Harco Air Services HCO 1992 1998
Hold-Trade Air 1991 2000
IAT Cargo Int'l Air Tours of Nigeria 1985 1987
IAT Cargo Airlines VGO Int'l Air Tours 1994 1998
Intercontinental Airlines VS VVV 1978 1990
IRS Airlines IS LVB SILVERBIRD 2002 2013
Kabo Air QN;KO;N2;N9 QNK Kabo Air Travels 1975 2016 Started operations in 4/1981. AOC renewed by government 5/07. Supsended operations in 2016, remaining assets seized in 3/17 by tax authorities.
Mangal Airlines NGL 2006 2008 Rebranded as MaxAir (Nigeria)
Med-View Airline MEV VL MED-VIEW 2007 2019
Merchant Express Aviation MXX MERCHANT Prior to 2000
Meridian Airlines HL MHL 2004 2008
Nicon Airways OW EXW NICON AIRWAYS 2006 2007
Nigeria Airways WT NGA NIGERIA 1971 2003
Nigeria One 2013 2013 Rebranded as Nigerian Eagle
Nigerian Eagle Airlines VK VGN 2009 2010 Rebranded as Air Nigeria
Nigerian Global Aviation NGI 2003 2003
Okada Air 9H OKJ Okada Air 1982 2002
Overnight Cargo Nigeria OCL 1992 1994
Pan African Airlines PF 1961 2000
Premium Air Shuttle EMI 1995 2006
Skypower Express Airways NB EAN NIGERIA EXPRESS 1985 2007
Slok Air International SO OKS SLOK GAMBIA 1996 2004 Reformed as Slok Air Gambia Limited
Sosoliso Airlines SO OSL SOSOLISO 1994 2006
Space World International Airlines SPF 2002 2006
TAT Nigeria
Trans Sahara Air SBJ 2001 2004
Trans-Air Services TSN 1992 1994
Triax Airlines TIX 1992 2000
UAS Cargo SY United Air Services 1985 1987 Rebranded as EAS Cargo Airlines
Virgin Nigeria VK VGN 2004 2009 Rebranded as Nigerian Eagle Airlines
Wings Aviation TWD TRADEWINGS 2001 2012 Merged into JedAir

See also

References

  1. ^ "The World's leading Airline Intelligence Provider since 1998". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 2019-02-12.
  2. ^ "Since 1997, ATDB is the only service providing an accurate global and permanently updated details of all worldwide transport aircraft, airlines, private and government operators - and leasing companies". aerotransport.org. Retrieved 2019-02-12.
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