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Arax Airlines

Nigerian cargo airline (1960s–1989)

Arax Airlines was a Nigerian cargo airline based in Lagos that operated from the late 1960s or early 1970s until 1989. The airline held licences for both cargo and passenger services and supported oil industry operations within Nigeria.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

GATWICK AUG 1986 ARAX AIRLINES DOUGLAS DC8-55F 5N-ARH W O Overran runway after aborted take-off from Cairo, Egypt 31 MARCH 1988 (9547500772)
Photo: simon butler from halesowen, uk, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Arax Airlines was a Nigerian cargo airline based in Lagos that operated from the late 1960s or early 1970s until 1989. The airline held licences for both cargo and passenger services and supported oil industry operations within Nigeria.2

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