United Airlines has announced it will increase its service between Washington Dulles and Nigeria’s Murtala Muhammed International Airport (Nigeria is Africa’s most populous nation). United is set to increase its flights from three times per week to the Nigerian city of Lagos to daily flights. These flights are set to begin from December 4, 2024, to February 14, 2025. In all, United is planning to operate six routes to Africa to four countries (South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, and Morocco). This is a new record for United’s presence in Africa.