EAS Airlines

EAS Airlines was an airline based in Lagos, Nigeria. Its main base was Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos.
In July 2006, the airline merged with Fleet Air Nigeria Limited, forming the short-lived Nicon Airways.

Code data

ICAO Code: EXW
Callsign: '''ECHOLINE'''
History

The airline was established on 23 December 1983.

Destinations

EAS Airlines operated services to the following domestic scheduled destinations : Abuja, Enugu, Jos, Lagos and Port Harcourt.

Fleet

The EAS Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft:

4BAC 1-11-500
4Boeing 707-351C
2Boeing 737-200
1Douglas DC-8-55F
Accidents and incidents
On 4 May 2002, a BAC 111-500 plane crashed into a densely populated neighborhood shortly after take-off from Kano. At least 103 people were killed, many of whom were on the ground.