ano – C ot on ou – L om é – Acc ra ▁passenger ▁service ▁and ▁the ▁Lag os - K ano ▁fre ighter ▁route . ▁BO AC ▁subsequently ▁operated ▁V ick ers ▁V C - 1 0 ▁services ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁Niger ia ▁Air ways ▁from ▁April ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁until ▁an ▁aircraft ▁of ▁the ▁type ▁was ▁acquired ▁from ▁the ▁British ▁state ▁air line ▁in ▁; ▁the ▁air plane ▁was ▁destroyed ▁in ▁an ▁accident ▁in ▁November ▁that ▁year . ▁The ▁first ▁air ▁link ▁between ▁Niger ia ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁was ▁launched ▁in ▁early ▁. ▁Cal led ▁ ″ Operation ▁Fant astic ", ▁it ▁linked ▁Lag os ▁with ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁was ▁operated ▁by ▁Pan Am ▁using ▁Bo eing ▁ 7 0 7 s ▁and ▁DC - 8 s , ▁but ▁an ▁agreement ▁between ▁both ▁countries ▁allowed ▁Niger ia ▁Air ways ▁to ▁sell ▁a ▁limited ▁number ▁of ▁seats ▁on ▁these ▁fl ights . ▁ ▁The ▁number ▁of ▁employees ▁was ▁ 2 , 1 9 1 ▁at ▁. ▁At ▁this ▁time , ▁the ▁fleet ▁compr ised ▁one ▁Az te c , ▁one ▁DC - 3 ▁and ▁six ▁F ok ker ▁F 2 7 s ▁that ▁worked ▁on ▁a ▁domestic ▁network ▁and ▁regional ▁routes ▁that ▁extended ▁west , ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁Dak ar , ▁operated ▁in ▁a ▁pool ▁agreement ▁with ▁Gh ana ▁Air ways ; ▁the ▁European ▁list ▁of ▁destin ations ▁included ▁Frankfurt , ▁London , ▁Madrid ▁and ▁Rome , ▁all ▁of ▁them ▁served ▁with ▁V C 1 0 s ▁char