It has been revealed that foreign airlines in the country made N158 billion from the country in 2012, above N2 billion more than the amount it generated in 2011. According to a report by the Nigerian Tribune, British Airways, Lufthansa, Virgin Atlantic, Ethiopian Airline, Delta Airlines, Emirates and Air France/KLM top the list of the carriers with higher profits.
The newspaper reported that the British Airways had, in the past 48 months, improved its revenue generation in the country, realizing N33.5 billion from tickets sold in 2012, compared to N31.7 billion it generated in 2011. And following the British Airways is the Emirates, which sold at least N22.4 billion in tickets in Nigeria in 2012, against the N30.5 billion it earned in 2011.
