United Nigeria Airlines Limited, trading as United Nigeria Airlines , is a private airline in Nigeria. The new start-up received its Air Operators Certificate (AOC) on 1 February 2021. Headquartered in the city of Enugu, with an office in Abuja, and with its operations base at Enugu International Airport, United Nigeria Airlines started with four aircraft to operate scheduled flights between nine Nigerian cities: Abuja, Onitsha, Asaba, Yenagoa, Warri, Enugu, Owerri, Lagos, and Port Harcourt.
Overview United Nigeria Airlines was established in 2020. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of United Nigeria Airlines Limited, a Nigerian company affiliated with Obiorah Okonkwo, a Russian-trained political scientist, businessman and entrepreneur.
The airline took delivery of four 50-seater Embraer ERJ-145LR aircraft during the second half of 2020. After rigorous examination by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), which included test flights, NCAA granted the airline an AOC on 1 February 2021. The initial AOC was valid until 31 January 2023.
On 12 February 2021, United Nigeria Airlines made its inaugural flight from Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos State, to Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu State. The flight had a 100 percent passenger load factor.
Destinations As of November 2025, United Nigeria Airlines maintained regular scheduled services to the following destinations:
CountryCityAirportNotesRefsNigeriaAbujaNnamdi Azikiwe International AirportAsabaAsaba International AirportEnuguAkanu Ibiam International AirportOwerriSam Mbakwe International Cargo AirportYenagoaBayelsa International AirportUmuleriAnambra International Cargo AirportLagosMurtala Muhammed International Airport KatsinaKatsina Airport OsubiWarri AirportPort HarcourtPort Harcourt International Airport GhanaAccraKotoka International Airport
Fleet , United Nigeria Airlines operates the following aircraft:
+ United Nigeria Airlines fleetAircraftIn fleet OrderPassengersNotesBoeing 737-5001Embraer ERJ-145LR450Total5
Incidents and accidents On 17 November 2021, a United Nigeria Embraer 145 with 43 passengers and four crew, flying from Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport to Murtala Muhammad International Airport, reported hearing two loud explosions followed by an engine flameout after departure. The crew declared an emergency and returned safely to Abuja on a single engine. The preliminary investigation by the Accident Investigation Bureau (Nigeria) revealed that the flight data recorder had been disabled and did not record the incident on the flight.
See also Airlines of Africa List of airlines of Nigeria
References
External links Official website United Nigeria Airlines aoc ready as other new entrants set to get approvals United Nigeria Airlines will conduct its inaugural flight on Friday, 12 February 2021 United Nigeria Airlines starts operations eyes west coast for long term expansion/ United Nigeria Airlines unveils medium term plans for aircraft acquisition MRO establishment in enugu