Med-view Airline yesterday took delivery of a Boeing 747-400 aircraft, which operated for the first time on its schedule flight from London- Gatwick into Lagos Airport with 400 passengers on board.

According to a statement by the airline, the operation was made possible with the approval of the British Civil Aviation Authorities with the switch from Boeing 767-300ER to Boeing 747-400

The Nation reports that the 463 passenger capacity aircraft with Medview Airline livery touched down the Murtala Muhammed International airport on Monday.

An elated Med-View Airline Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Alhaji Muneer Bankole said the aircraft will be used to consolidate Lagos-London route operations as well as the Hajj operations, pointing out that opening up the transatlantic route is on the burner

He said a Boeing 777-200 will join the fleet this week to coincide with the airline 10th Anniversary of its foray into Hajj operations.

Alhaji Bankole said three jumbo jets – Boeing 777-200, Boeing 747-400 and Boeing 767-300ER will be devoted to the 2016 Hajj operations, which begin next week – August 8, 2016.