Happy Nigerian Independence Day 2026

Today is October 1st, marking our annual Nigerian Independence Day :nigeria:. So today, I would like to wish all of our fellow Nigerian pilots a Happy Nigerian Independence Day. So to celebrate Nigerian Independence Day, I had an idea of flying down to Lagos :nigeria: and to my hometown Uyo :nigeria:

Virgin Atlantic Flight 411: :united_kingdom: London to Lagos :nigeria:
Aircraft: Airbus A330-900neo
Origin: London Heathrow Int’l Airport (EGLL) :united_kingdom:
Destination: Murtula Muhammed Int’l Airport (DNMM) :nigeria:
Flight Time: 6hrs 43mins
Date: 9/30/2026
Server: Expert


This was Virgin Atlantic Flight 411 that just landed from London Heathrow :united_kingdom: aboard this A330-900neo, as it was taxiing to Terminal 2I at Murtula Muhammed Int’l Airport while this Air Peace B777-200 was taxiing to RWY 18R departing LOS, headed for Dallas Fort Worth :united_states:

Ibom Air Flight 512: Lagos to Uyo :nigeria:
Aircraft: Bombardier CRJ-900
Origin: Murtula Muhammed Int’l Airport - Domestic Airport (DNMM) :nigeria:
Destination: Victor Attah International Airport (DNAI) :nigeria:
Flight Time: 1hr 7mins
Date: 10/1/2026
Server: Expert


And this was Ibom Air Flight 512 taxiing to the Commercial Ramp Gate 1 after touching down into my home airport QUO, my hometown Uyo in Akwa Ibom State Nigeria :nigeria: aboard the CRJ-900 wearing the Generic Livery due to lack of Ibom Air Livery

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Happy Independence Day!!!

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Interesting! China’s National day is also October 1st!

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Oh, that’s interesting, I didn’t know that

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