Why it is on record
The carrier that kept West African–European service open during the worst sanctions years (1995–98) when several US and UK carriers reduced frequencies.
Record held
Longest continuous German commercial-aviation link to Nigeria.
Deep dive
Lufthansa has served Lagos from Frankfurt continuously since 1962 and Abuja from 2013. It is among the longest continuously operating foreign carriers into Nigeria and the principal Continental European trunk to the country.