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Arik AirIATA code W3

arikair.com(official website, opens in a new tab)

Baggage allowances, fare rules, check-in cut-offs and contact details for Arik Air. Policy figures are read from Arik Air’s own published pages and each one shows where it came from and when we checked it.

Home country
Nigeria
Busiest markets
Lagos, Abuja, Accra
By route count · route data Jul 2026
Destinations
31 in 13 countries
Route data Jul 2026
1 of 7 sections verified· checked 5 Oct 20262 from route data5 not yet verifiedHow we check

Arik Air at a glance

Arik Air carry-on baggage allowance

Not yet verified

Cabin-bag size and weight limits have not been verified against the airline’s current published allowance.

Still to check: Cabin bag size, Economy carry-on weight, Business & First carry-on weight.

Check directly:Arik Air website (opens in a new tab)

Arik Air checked baggage allowance

Not yet verified

Checked allowances differ by route band and cabin, and none have been verified against this airline’s published conditions of carriage yet.

Still to check: Economy checked allowance, Business checked allowance, First checked allowance.

Check directly:Arik Air website (opens in a new tab)

What Arik Air’s cheapest fare includes

Not yet verified

Fare-tier inclusions have not been verified against the airline’s published fare conditions.

Still to check: Lowest fare, Seat selection, Changes and cancellations.

Check directly:Arik Air website (opens in a new tab)

Arik Air cabins and aircraft

Route data · Jul 2026

Source: Originfacts route-network dataset, built from TravelPayouts route data (updated 2026-07). Not verified by hand.

Cabin names and seat details are not yet verified for Arik Air. What the route dataset does record is which aircraft types have appeared on its routes:

  • Airbus A340-500
  • Boeing 737-700
  • Boeing 737-800
  • Canadair Regional Jet 900
  • Dash 8-400

Seat pitch is a property of the aircraft cabin rather than of the airline, so a single figure for this carrier’s legroom would be misleading. Pitch publishes per aircraft type once each figure is verified.

A record of what has flown, not a current fleet

The route dataset accumulates equipment over time and is not a fleet register: it can name types Arik Air has retired, miss recent additions, and it covers only flights sold under W3. Seat pitch and cabin configuration are not verified for this carrier.

If your Arik Air flight is delayed or cancelled

Not yet verified

Which delay and cancellation regime applies depends on where each flight departs. The mapping has not been verified for this carrier yet.

Still to check: Care, Rebooking and refunds, Compensation.

Check directly:Arik Air website (opens in a new tab)

Arik Air check-in times and airport cut-offs

Not yet verified

Online check-in windows and airport bag-drop cutoffs have not been verified against the airline’s published times.

Still to check: Online check-in opens, Domestic check-in closes, International check-in closes.

Check directly:Arik Air website (opens in a new tab)

How to contact Arik Air

Verified 5 Oct 2026
Customer service phone
Call Centre: 0700003592745 (FLYARIK) or +234 201 889 1728; email callcentre@arikair.com.

Where Arik Air flies

Route data · Jul 2026

Source: Originfacts route-network dataset, built from TravelPayouts route data (updated 2026-07). Not verified by hand.

We track 83 Arik Air routes serving 31 destinations across 13 countries.

Destinations
31
Countries
13
Routes tracked
83
Longest route
8,445 km

Busiest markets by route count

  1. Lagos20 routes
  2. Abuja16 routes
  3. Accra3 routes
  4. Dakar3 routes
  5. Asaba2 routes

A market may include more than one airport.

Longest route in the dataset

New York JFKtoLagos LOS

8,445 km great-circle distance between the two airports.

Destinations in the route data

  • Lagos
  • Abuja
  • Accra
  • Dakar
  • Asaba
  • Bamako
  • Banjul
  • Benin City
  • Calabar
  • Cotonou
  • Enugu
  • Freetown
  • Ouagadougou
  • Owerri
  • Port Harcourt
  • Uyo
  • Warri
  • Gombe
  • Ibadan
  • Ilorin
  • Johannesburg
  • Jos
  • Kaduna
  • Kano
  • and 7 more

Common questions about flying Arik Air

What is the Arik Air customer service phone number?

According to Arik Air’s own website (arikair.com, checked 5 Oct 2026): Call Centre: 0700003592745 (FLYARIK) or +234 201 889 1728; email callcentre@arikair.com.

How many destinations does Arik Air fly to?

Originfacts tracks 31 Arik Air destinations across 13 countries, on 83 routes.

Where is Arik Air based?

Arik Air is based in Nigeria. In the Originfacts route dataset, its busiest market is Lagos, followed by Abuja, Accra and Dakar.

What aircraft appear on Arik Air routes?

The routes we hold name Airbus A340-500, Boeing 737-700, Boeing 737-800, Canadair Regional Jet 900 and Dash 8-400. That dataset accumulates over time, so treat it as a record of what has flown rather than a current fleet list.

What is the longest Arik Air route?

New York to Lagos, at 8,445 km.

Sources and verification

Baggage, fare, check-in, disruption and contact figures are published only when they are read from Arik Air’s own pages or a named regulator, and each one shows the page and the date it was checked. Where sources disagree we show both and publish neither. Route and destination figures come from the Originfacts route dataset and show its date instead; they are not verified by hand.