Authorities of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) at the Murtala Mohammed Airport Terminal 1 (MMA1), on Wednesday, raided newspaper vendors and impounded copies of national dailies. The incident, The Guardian learnt, was alleged to be measures to rid the terminal of illegal and unregistered businesses, and as a security measure against infiltration of […]
Globally, the issue of consumer protection regulation in the aviation industry has not been properly addressed, as there are different approaches by individual countries and airlines of the world, without international standards. However, world aviation body has disclosed plans to take a new approach to regulate the consumer protection system, stressing that before now, the […]
Emergency patients being conveyed in two ambulances were stuck in traffic between Warewa and Arepo end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Thursday. PUNCH Metro observed that the ambulances taking the patients could not move, as the road was blocked. Our correspondent observed a nurse, who had become desperate, waving a blue flag to appeal for […]
The Managing Director of Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, Engineer Saleh Dunoma fielded questions from selected Aviation reporters on the relationship between the agency and airline operators and the general state of our country's airports. Below are excerpts. AIRLINES always complain that they could have been operating late into the night in some airports […]
Poised to fulfill one of his campaign promises of investing massively in the construction of rural roads, the Lagos State Government has announced invitation for bids for the construction of 114 roads across the 20 Local Governments and 37 Local Council Development Areas in the State. Recall that last Monday, while speaking at the Lagos […]
Two planes belonging to Arik Air, yesterday, brushed each other while manoeuvring out of the apron at the General Aviation Terminal, GAT, of Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos. The two planes had their wing tips damaged and have been grounded to allow further investigation into the incident. Reacting to the incidence, spokesman of the airline, Mr. […]
I’m in Ghana, Accra to be precise. I normally tell people to try visiting Calabar (Obudu Ranch), Yankari Game Reserve, Zoological Garden in Ibadan (UI), Olumo Rock at Abeokuta, Oguta Lake in Imo, Kainji Dam, Abuja. There are a lot of place to disappear peacefully with nature in Naija. But if you insist, maybe the […]
Worst: 10. Beauvais-Tille International Airport (Paris) – "If the 7th Circle of Hell were a place on earth, it would be 'Paris' Beauvais-Tille," said one traveler who responded to the Guide to Sleeping in Airports' 2015 best/worst airport survey. Why all the hate? According to the travel site, grievances generally revolve around the absence of […]
In a bizarre incident Sunday, a 24 year old man who was "running amok" on an Aer Lingus flight from Lisbon, Portugal to Dublin, Ireland died aboard the plane. According to the Irish Mirror, the man was acting violent on the flight and tried to bite at least one fellow passenger. A pilot told controllers the […]
Even before throwing his hat into the ring to vie for the office of the governor, Professor Ben Ayade had long cast a long gaze into the horizon trying to envision the new Cross River State of his dream. That is to create a socially stable, economically rewarding, business friendly environment that will galvanize both […]
