Flying to and Accommodating in Lagos
Since past few decades, Lagos has set many reasons that bring in millions of tourists to Nigeria. The city’s ever growing economy combines with its culture, outstanding museums, buoyancy and exotic beaches to create a reason for the tourists to come down to Lagos. Hence mass influx of tourists, especially international travelers, in the city effectively signals airline companies, who in return, make cheap flights to Lagos widely available.
Murtala Muhammed International Airport
Some of the major airlines serving Lagos from Europe are Air France, British Airways, Lufthansa, Iberia, Turkish Airlines, Alitalia, Virgin Atlantic and KLM. From inside the African continent, Kenya Airways, Afriqiyah Airways, Royal Air Maroc, Egypt Air, and South African Airlines are mostly the tourists’ choices for Lagos flights. However, Ethiopian Airlines is rapidly growing in popularity and improving its reputation amongst travelers. China Southern Airlines is the only carrier that flies to Lagos from Asia. It connects the city of Lagos with Shanghai, Guangzhou and Dubai. Middle East is connected to Lagos through Emirates, Qatar Airways and Middle East Airlines. From the USA, Delta Air Lines and Continental Airlines serve Lagos.
Nigeria’s national carrier, Air Nigeria, connects Lagos to many cities within Africa while outside the continent, it only flies to London. It also flies domestically between many cities. Arik Air, Overland Airways, IRS Airlines, Dana Air, Chanchangi Airlines and Aero Contractors cover great distances within Nigeria. All these airlines are privately owned and their flights combine to form a good aviation infrastructure for Nigeria. Aero Contractors connects Lagos internationally only to Accra, Ghana. Arik Air has many destinations internationally around Europe, the Americas and Middle East and. For international travelers, it is easy to find flight services to Lagos via Europe. Also, since Europe is best connected to Lagos, European travelers should find direct flights to Lagos more easily. London offers the highest number of flights to Lagos.
Murtala Muhammed International Airport serves Lagos State and is situated in Ikeja, the capital of the state. It is one of the largest and major airports of Nigeria as well as the entire African continent. With development and prosperity, Murtala Muhammed International Airport is pretty much destined to become one of the major aviation hubs of the world. It meets world class standards and has all the modern amenities that one can imagine of.
Interior of Murtala Muhammed International Airport
Inside Lagos, travelers will find lots of accommodation facilities ranging from super-luxury hotels to less fancier ones and guest houses dedicated to budget travelers. Better known hotels offer all the amenities that a business traveler expects on a tour abroad. Air conditioned rooms with wi-fi and satellite TV along with conference facilities, parking and cell ranges are commonly available in bigger hotels. Jacuzzis, swimming pools, golfing, gymnasiums and fitness centers can be of great help after a hectic working day. For holidaymakers, these could provide recreations. Restaurants and bars are found in almost every hotel where excellent local as well as international food is available. However the fancier and well-equipped the hotel is, the higher are its charges. It is recommended to accommodate oneself in less fancier addresses if the budget is not very high.
To enjoy, cultural centers, art galleries, museums, beaches, nightlife and cultural events and festivals are all around. Hence, if planned with care and common sense, a trip to Lagos can be very entertaining yet economical.
