Med-View Airline

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Med-View Airline
Med-View Airline logo.jpg
IATA ICAO Call sign
VLMEVMED-VIEW
Founded2004
Ceased operations2019
Hubs Murtala Muhammed International Airport
Fleet size4
Destinations13
Headquarters Lagos, Nigeria

Med-View Airline was [1] a Nigerian airline headquartered and based in Lagos.

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History

The airline was founded in 2007 as a charter airline, mainly operating Hajj flights, and has offered domestic passenger services since November 2012. It had since expanded into regional and long-haul scheduled passenger routes. Med-View Airline Plc was listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange on 31 January 2017. [2]

The airline laid off 90% of its employees between November 2017 and June 2018. Med-View Airline sacked and owes existing workers at least N1.5billion in salary arrears, pension and other entitlements. [3] In April 2018, Medview Airline suspended international flight operations [4] mostly due to debts and decreased aircraft. By October 2018, Medview had reportedly sacked over 100 staff [5] some of who were owed about 6 months salaries. As of August 2019 Medview reportedly shutdown all operations [6] as its only operating aircraft went out of service. The airline was the only Nigerian airline to be listed in the list of air carriers banned in the European Union. [7]

As of November 2022, Nigerian authorities confirmed that the airline no longer holds a valid air operator certificate. [1]

Destinations

As of February 2015, Med-View Airline had operated nine domestic and nine international scheduled destinations in states across Nigeria, West Africa, Europe, and the Middle East: [8] [9]

Hub
Future
Terminated route
Suspended route
CityCountryIATAICAOAirportRefs
Abuja Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria ABVDNAA Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport
Abidjan Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast ABJDIAP Port Bouet Airport
Accra Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana ACCDGAA Kotoka International Airport
Conakry Flag of Guinea.svg Guinea CKYGUCY Conakry International Airport
Dakar Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal DKRGOOY Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport
Dubai Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg UAE DXBOMDB Dubai International Airport
Enugu Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria ENUDNEN Akanu Ibiam International Airport
Freetown Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Sierra Leone FNAGFLL Lungi International
Ilorin Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria ILRDNIL Ilorin International Airport
Kano Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria KANDNKN Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport
Lagos Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria LOSDNMM Murtala Muhammed International Airport
London Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom LGWEGKK London Gatwick Airport [7]
Maiduguri Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria MIUDNMA Maiduguri International
Monrovia Flag of Liberia.svg Liberia ROBGLRB Roberts International (Roberts Field)
Owerri Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria QOWDNIM Sam Mbakwe Airport
Port Harcourt Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria PHCDNPO Port Harcourt International Airport
Yola Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria YOLDNYO Yola Airport

Fleet

Med-View Airline Boeing 737-400 Med-View Airline Boeing 737-400 at Abuja.jpg
Med-View Airline Boeing 737-400
Med-View Airlines Boeing 737-500 Med-View Airlines, 5N-BQM, Boeing 737-5Q8 (28417126331).jpg
Med-View Airlines Boeing 737-500

The Med-View Airline fleet includes the following aircraft as of February 2021:[ citation needed ]

Med-View Airline fleet
AircraftIn serviceOrdersPassengersNotes
CYTotal
Boeing 737-400 2——168168
Boeing 737-500 1——120120
Boeing 777-200ER 1—38285323
Total4—

    References

    1. 1 2 ch-aviation.com – Nigerian regulator confirms Med-View Airline AOC expired 29 November 2022
    2. ↑ "Med-View Airline Lists on the NSE". nigerianstockexchange.com. Archived from the original on 16 February 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
    3. ↑ Sahara Reporters. "Med-View Airline's N3bn Indebtedness To Staff, £2m in Foreign Taxes" . Retrieved 15 November 2018.
    4. ↑ "Med-View Airline Suspends International Flight Operations". Sahara Reporters. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
    5. ↑ "Medview Sacks Over 100 Staff". Sahara Reporters. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
    6. ↑ theaviatorsafrica (22 August 2019). "Medview Airlines suspends operations indefinentely". Theaviatorsafrica. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
    7. 1 2 European Commission. "The EU Air Safety List" . Retrieved 17 August 2018.
    8. ↑ John Mathew. "Medview Airline Nigeria – Medview Airline UK – Medview Airline Gatwick" . Retrieved 11 May 2016.
    9. ↑ Ehtesham, Abbasi (22 February 2016). "Medview Airline". Medview Airline Flights. Retrieved 22 February 2016.

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