New Name for Virgin Nigeria??

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ufookoro

Discussion Starter · Jun 22, 2009

The time is fast approaching, one will be wondering what the Virgin Nigeria board has in mind. The aircaraft, Website and I think I can safely assume marketing docucments still bear the Virgin Logo. ummm. By now there should have been media reports, at least on the Virgin Nigeria Website notifying customers or the nation at large of the impending name change.

how does Eagle Air Sound?

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qymekkam

· #2 · Jun 22, 2009

noooooooo!!! the word eagle is overused in aviation. why not something that is local.

ufookoro

Discussion Starter · #3 · Jun 22, 2009

qymekkam said:
noooooooo!!! the word eagle is overused in aviation. why not something that is local.

If anything, I just hope it not something like Air Nigeria. I would prefer something different. It does not have to Have Nigeria in the name. eg Quantas for Australia. I will keep hoping.....

qymekkam

· #4 · Jun 22, 2009 (Edited)

eko air
ekojet
Nigerianaire (its supposed to sound like millionaire)
Fashola air express?

Matthias Offodile

· #5 · Jun 22, 2009

virgin nigeria is a brand...brandson would never allow it to rename his brand!

what´s up with you?

Matthias Offodile

· #6 · Jun 22, 2009

in autralia it is virgin blue, ain´t it?

friendsofthecity

· #7 · Jun 22, 2009

Green and white airlines or GW Airlines.

sammyjay77

· #8 · Jun 22, 2009

Green Air

qymekkam

· #9 · Jun 23, 2009

Matthias Offodile said:
virgin nigeria is a brand...brandson would never allow it to rename his brand!

what´s up with you?

obviously you didnt get the memo. virgin nigeria is rebranding. richard branson wants nothing to do with virgin nigeria.

Skyprince

· #10 · Jun 23, 2009

How about : Lagos Express .... or Abuja Express

Sounds very professional and cool.

Will Virgin allow it ?

ufookoro

Discussion Starter · #11 · Jun 23, 2009

Nigerian Air

A lot of thought have to be put in to chosing a name. Branding not just the airline, but also the country in terms of tourist destinations. Brochures, adverets on Billboards in destination countries.

friendsofthecity

· #12 · Jun 23, 2009 (Edited)

Skyprince said:
How about : Lagos Express .... or Abuja Express

Sounds very professional and cool.

Will Virgin allow it ?

It will make it looks lopsided.The airlines belong to the nation.

friendsofthecity

· #13 · Jun 23, 2009

ufookoro said:
A lot of thought have to be put in to chosing a name. Branding not just the airline, but also the country in terms of tourist destinations. Brochures, adverets on Billboards in destination countries.

Virgin Nigeria was doing well in some of those areas not until now.

zexyworm

· #14 · Jun 23, 2009

friendsofthecity said:
It will make it look lopsided.The airlines belong to the nation.

It actually belongs to its SHAREHOLDERS. It is a private airline. But i do understand your point, the name needs to have a wide national appeal, to be accepted by evertone, and that would contribute to profitability. See the loop?!

friendsofthecity

· #15 · Jun 24, 2009

zexyworm said:
It actually belongs to its SHAREHOLDERS. It is a private airline. But i do understand your point, the name needs to have a wide national appeal, to be accepted by evertone, and that would contribute to profitability. See the loop?!

I thought the nation still holds the largest shares in Virgin Nigeria. Now that Branson is willing to sell off his shares the airlines will be public than private venture.

JoblessBeggar

· #16 · Jun 24, 2009

friendsofthecity said:
I thought the nation still holds the largest shares in Virgin Nigeria. Now that Branson is willing to sell off his shares the airlines will be public than private venture.

Virgin Nigeria is an entirely private venture.

The majority of VNA's shares (51%) is held by Nigerian PRIVATE (institutional) shareholders, with the remaining 49% held by Virgin Atlantic. The Nigerian govt has NEVER held (nor has it expressed an interest in holding) any equity in VNA. If (or more precisely, when) VAL disposes of its VNA holding, it will be to PRIVATE holders.

friendsofthecity

· #17 · Jun 25, 2009

sammyjay77 said:
Green Air

I subscribe to that. Green represents almost everything in Nigeria.

qymekkam

· #18 · Jul 1, 2009

july 7 is geting closer, any news on what the new name might be?

ufookoro

Discussion Starter · #19 · Jul 2, 2009

qymekkam said:
july 7 is geting closer, any news on what the new name might be?

I logon to the VNA Website and nothing.

Tbite

· #20 · Jul 2, 2009

Nai-rair

"Reign in the Skies"

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