Ethiopian Airline repatriates 187 Canadians from Lagos

Ethiopian Airlines has repatriated 187 Canadians from Lagos.

This is also as the airline says it has not received any contract for the evacuation of Nigerians from Canada.

In a statement, Firihewot Mekonnen, the General Manager Ethiopian Airlines in Nigeria, says it is the responsibility of the Nigerian Government and its Agencies to choose Partners for such evacuation.

According to the airlines GM, “Ethiopian airlines as an airline is ready to operate any flight as an evacuation when requested by the respective government and agencies.”

Mekonnen says, Ethiopian Airlines has evacuated 187 Canadians and Resident permit holders from Nigeria on 21 May from Lagos airport on B787 to Addis Ababa onward Transfer to Canada.

She added that, “Ethiopian Airlines has been Operating Regular Flights between Addis Ababa and Toronto Canada for Years and Canadians will be Evacuated as arrangements are Ongoing.”

“As at now the Airline has already operated such flights and is having an on-going discussion to evacuate Canadians and Canada resident permit holders from Nigeria.”

Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha

Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha is the Aviation Correspondent at BusinessDay Media Limited, publishers of BusinessDay Newspapers. She is also the Deputy Editor, BusinessDay Weekender Magazine, the Saturday Weekend edition of BusinessDay. She holds a BSC in Mass Communication from the prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka and a Masters degree in Marketing at the University of Lagos. As the lead writer on the aviation desk, Ifeoma is responsible and in charge of the three weekly aviation and travel pages in BusinessDay and BDSunday. She also overseas and edits all pages of BusinessDay Saturday Weekender. She has written various investigative, features and news stories in aviation and business related issues and has been severally nominated for award in the category of Aviation Writer of the Year by the Nigeria Media Nite-Out awards; one of the Nigeria’s most prestigious media awards ceremonies. Ifeoma is a one-time winner of the prestigious Nigeria Media Merit Award under the 'Aviation Writer of the Year' Category. She is the 2025 Eloy Award winner under the Print Media Journalist category. She has undergone several journalism trainings by various prestigious organisations. Ifeoma is also a fellow of the Female Reporters Leadership Fellowship of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism.