You guys laugh, but Lagos for a time was in the top three of Virgin Atlantic and BA's most profitable routes. A lot of untapped potential. From a business standpoint, it's a killer move, but I can see where it sucks from an aircrew perspective (a lot of shady characters in Lagos)
Also, good luck to them trying to get regulatory approval, CAL tried last year and got shut down because the Nigerian government is pissed that the US denied Virgin Nigeria landing slots...
Actually it was a lot more than politics..a huge safety issue among other things