ARIK Air has announced new
flight times for its daily JNB-Lagos
B737-800 flights to enable better
connections to its West African
destinations. The new timings also
mean returning passengers don’t
have to spend the night in Lagos but
can return the same day, says sales
executive, Lorene Steinmann.
Flight W3 104 now departs
Johannesburg at 23h15, arriving
in Lagos at 04h30. Flight W3 103
departs Lagos at 13h30, and arrives
at Johannesburg at 20h40.
She says while the new flight times
mean that returning flights arrive too
late for onward connections from
Johannesburg, the airline finds that
its customers prefer to overnight in
Johannesburg rather than in Lagos.
She says the airline is establishing
a transit lounge for economy-class
passengers in Lagos, scheduled to
open in November.
A new baggage allowance enables
business-class passengers to take
three 32kg bags and economyclass
passengers to take three
23kg bags. Both classes can take
10kg of hand luggage. Lorene says
the airline does not carry other
cargo on the route at the moment,
which facilitates the bigger baggage
allowance.
