Lagos -Atlanta Route Carrier Delta Airline hit an important milestone as it carried the one-millionth customer to fly on its nonstop service between Nigeria and the United States.<\/p>\n

Gbemisola Abudu who became the airline One Millionth Customer was checking in on her scheduled flight when Bobby Bryan, Delta\u2019s commercial director for East and West Africa, presented a special celebratory gift to mark the occasion. In his statement, Delta has a lot to celebrate in Nigeria and we\u2019re delighted to congratulate Ms Abudu for being our 1-millionth passenger onboard our Lagos route, a landmark moment for our airline.<\/p>\n

Delta\u2019s operations in Nigeria continue to go from strength to strength. This year we are celebrating our 10-year anniversary in the market and will launch a new route to New York-JFK from Lagos next year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Delta is the only U.S. airline to serve Nigeria and will mark a decade of nonstop service to Lagos in December. From March 26, 2018, the airline will operate daily service between Lagos and the United States, with four weekly services to Atlanta complemented by three new weekly flights to New York-JFK.<\/p>\n

The airline said in a statement that beginning from October 29 all Delta services to and from Lagos will be operated using an Airbus A330-200 aircraft. Customers will benefit from a host of onboard amenities including, larger seats throughout the aircraft, including the main cabin; Delta One features fully flat-bed seats that are six centimetres<\/p>\n

Delta One features fully flat-bed seats that are six centimetres wide and 2.03 metres long, with an angled configuration for greater privacy; chef-curated meals in Delta One using local ingredients and regionally-inspired meals in Main Cabin served with complimentary beverages; customizable TUMI amenity kits in Delta One, plus a sleep kits in comfort + and main cabin; power outlets and USB power available at every seat in every class of service; complimentary Delta Studio entertainment for all, featuring Nollywood blockbusters; and Wi-Fi available for purchase.<\/p>\n

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