Jamaica and Nigeria working to establish direct flights

Nigeria and Jamaica are working to establish direct flights between the two countries in the near future. Officials from both countries are working to conclude a Bilateral Air Services Agreement (BASA) to set up flights from Lagos, Nigeria, to Kingston, Jamaica.

According to Nigeria’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Viola Onwuliri, the agreement would be concluded at the forthcoming session of the Nigeria-Jamaica Joint Commission.

Onwuliri who spoke at the weekend, said it was believed that a direct flight from Nigeria to Jamaica would connect the Caribbean region to West Africa and unbundle the existing opportunities between the two regions.

This, she said, was in view of the almost zero trade and investment statistics existing between the two countries.

The implementation of the Bilateral Air Services Agreement between Nigeria and Jamaica, will shave off 9 hours between the two countries. Currently air travel between Lagos and Kingston takes about 17 hours irrespective of the route taken.