United Nigeria Airlines was established in 2020. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of United Nigeria Airlines Limited, a Nigerian company affiliated with Obiorah Okonkwo, a Russian-trained political scientist, businessman and entrepreneur.[4][5]
The airline took delivery of four 50-seater
Embraer ERJ-145LR aircraft during the second half of 2020.[5] After rigorous examination by the
Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), which included test flights, NCAA granted the airline an AOC on 1 February 2021. The initial AOC was valid until 31 January 2023.[1]
On 8 September 2023, one of their aircraft overshot the runway while attempting to land by 20 meters at Lagos airport after returning from Owerri. There were no casualties reported in the incident.[10]