North American Airlines to Launch Scheduled Flights Linking Baltimore/Washington to Lagos, Nigeria
Posted on: Thursday, 12 July 2007, 12:22 CDT
JAMAICA, N.Y., July 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- North American Airlines will launch three weekly scheduled flights linking Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) to Lagos, Nigeria beginning Sept. 4, 2007. This new service will operate with one stop at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport.
"There is significant demand in the Baltimore/Washington, D.C., area for direct flights to Africa, and North American's Boeing 767-300ER service will greatly reduce flying time between BWI and Lagos," said Robert Binns, chief marketing officer. "Our departure and arrival times allow for convenient connections to a network of Africa destinations with our marketing partner, Virgin Nigeria. Customers also will appreciate our new Business Class service with all-leather seating and in-flight entertainment, including nine audio and six video channels to choose from."
North American also serves the Baltimore/Washington area with weekly service to and from Accra, Ghana.
"We are extremely grateful for the support we have received from the Maryland Aviation Administration and the State of Maryland," Binns said. "We look forward to providing this important link that many customers want between the Baltimore/Washington metropolitan area and Lagos."
The flight schedule effective Sept. 4 will be: BWI to Lagos -- Depart BWI -- 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday -- Arrive JFK -- 2:30 p.m. -- Depart JFK -- 4:00 p.m. -- Arrive Lagos -- 7:45 a.m. Wednesday, Friday, Sunday Lagos to BWI -- Depart Lagos -- 11:45 p.m. Sunday, Wednesday, Friday -- Arrive JFK -- 6:30 a.m. Monday, Thursday, Saturday -- Depart JFK -- 9:00 a.m. -- Arrive BWI -- 10:30 a.m. Monday, Thursday, Saturday
Reservations can be made through travel agents or by contacting North American Airlines at 1-800-FLY-NAA2, or online at http://www.flynaa.com/.
North American has a 17-year record of financially successful operations offering both charter and scheduled service. Its charter operations serve destinations around the world. North American also has scheduled service to Georgetown, Guyana from JFK. North American is a U.S.-certificated air carrier offering air transportation services throughout the world for the U.S. military and commercial customers. Founded in 1989, North American has 600 employees and operates a fleet of 10 passenger aircraft in charter and scheduled service. For information, visit http://www.flynaa.com/.
World Air Holdings, Inc., based in Peachtree City, Ga., has three wholly owned subsidiaries, World Airways, Inc., North American Airlines, Inc., and World Risk Solutions, Ltd. For information, visit http://www.worldairholdings.com/.
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Web site: http://www.worldairholdings.com/http://www.flynaa.com/
Source: PRNewswire-FirstCall
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