, ▁the ▁car rier ▁was ▁a ▁tri part ite ▁entity ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁Niger ian ▁government ▁was ▁the ▁major ▁share holder ▁( 5 1 % ), ▁and ▁E lder ▁D emp ster ▁L ines ▁and ▁BO AC ▁held ▁the ▁balance ▁( 3 2 <0xE2> <0x85> <0x94> ▁and ▁ 1 6 ⅓ , ▁respectively ). ▁W A AC ▁Niger ia ▁inherited ▁some ▁aircraft ▁previously ▁owned ▁by ▁W A AC . ▁Oper ations ▁started ▁on ▁, ▁with ▁a ▁BO AC ▁Str at oc ru iser ▁operated ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁air line ▁linking ▁London ▁with ▁Lag os , ▁and ▁DC - 3 s ▁flying ▁domestic ▁services ▁and ▁a ▁run ▁to ▁Dak ar , ▁the ▁last ▁one ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁Gh ana ▁Air ways . ▁On ▁the ▁same ▁day , ▁W A AC ▁Niger ia ▁signed ▁a ▁ 1 5 - year ▁agreement ▁with ▁BO AC ▁to ▁char ter ▁Str at oc ru is ers ▁and ▁Britann ias ▁for ▁serving ▁long - ha ul ▁fl ights ▁between ▁Niger ia ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁The ▁contract ▁also ▁cont empl ated ▁that ▁these ▁routes ▁would ▁be ▁operated ▁in ▁a ▁pool ▁agreement , ▁where by ▁tick ets ▁could ▁be ▁issued ▁by ▁one ▁air line ▁for ▁fl ights ▁operated ▁by ▁the ▁other , ▁with ▁the ▁reven ues ▁being ▁shared . ▁ ▁At ▁, ▁the ▁fleet ▁compr ised ▁one ▁D ove , ▁eight ▁Her ons ▁and ▁eight ▁DC - 3 s . ▁In ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁Niger ia ▁became ▁the ▁only ▁owner ▁of