Med-View Airline was[1] a Nigerian airline headquartered and based in Lagos.
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 |
City | Country | IATA | ICAO | Airport | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abuja | ![]() |
ABV | DNAA | Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport | |
Abidjan | ![]() |
ABJ | DIAP | Port Bouet Airport | |
Accra | ![]() |
ACC | DGAA | Kotoka International Airport | |
Conakry | ![]() |
CKY | GUCY | Conakry International Airport | |
Dakar | ![]() |
DKR | GOOY | Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport | |
Dubai | ![]() |
DXB | OMDB | Dubai International Airport | |
Enugu | ![]() |
ENU | DNEN | Akanu Ibiam International Airport | |
Freetown | ![]() |
FNA | GFLL | Lungi International | |
Ilorin | ![]() |
ILR | DNIL | Ilorin International Airport | |
Kano | ![]() |
KAN | DNKN | Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport | |
Lagos | ![]() |
LOS | DNMM | Murtala Muhammed International Airport | |
London | ![]() |
LGW | EGKK | London Gatwick Airport | [7] |
Maiduguri | ![]() |
MIU | DNMA | Maiduguri International | |
Monrovia | ![]() |
ROB | GLRB | Roberts International (Roberts Field) | |
Owerri | ![]() |
QOW | DNIM | Sam Mbakwe Airport | |
Port Harcourt | ![]() |
PHC | DNPO | Port Harcourt International Airport | |
Yola | ![]() |
YOL | DNYO | Yola Airport |
Fleet


The Med-View Airline fleet includes the following aircraft as of February 2021:[10]
Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Y | Total | ||||
Boeing 737-400 | 2 | — | — | 168 | 168 | |
Boeing 737-500 | 1 | — | — | 120 | 120 | |
Boeing 777-200ER | 1 | — | 38 | 285 | 323 | |
Total | 4 | — |
References
- ^ a b ch-aviation.com – Nigerian regulator confirms Med-View Airline AOC expired 29 November 2022
- ^ "Med-View Airline Lists on the NSE". nigerianstockexchange.com. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ Sahara Reporters. "Med-View Airline's N3bn Indebtedness To Staff, £2m in Foreign Taxes". Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ "Med-View Airline Suspends International Flight Operations". Sahara Reporters. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ "Medview Sacks Over 100 Staff". Sahara Reporters. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ theaviatorsafrica (22 August 2019). "Medview Airlines suspends operations indefinentely". Theaviatorsafrica. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ a b European Commission. "The EU Air Safety List". Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ^ John Mathew. "Medview Airline Nigeria – Medview Airline UK – Medview Airline Gatwick". Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ Ehtesham, Abbasi (22 February 2016). "Medview Airline". Medview Airline Flights. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- ^ planespotters.net – Med-View Airline retrieved 12 February 2021
External links
Media related to Med-View Airlines at Wikimedia Commons