Lufthansa to Halt Flights to Abuja While Airport Is Repaired
- Nigerian capital’s hub faces six-week closure for runway work
- German carrier won’t use alternative base in city of Kaduna
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Deutsche Lufthansa AG became the first airline to announce that it will suspend flights serving the Nigerian capital Abuja while the city’s airport is closed for repairs, rather than switch to a more distant hub.
Lufthansa won’t take up a government proposal to divert its planes to Kaduna, a city about 140 miles (225 kilometers) away, during the six-week closure, spokeswoman Mirjam Eberts said by phone on Thursday. Germany’s biggest carrier will continue to fly to Lagos, the commercial hub, and Port Harcourt.