The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) under the Airport Excellence (APEX) in safety programme of Airport Council International (ACI-Africa) is to commence a safety review of the international airports in Port Harcourt, Kano, Kaduna and Enugu. According to the FAAN MD and President of ACI-Africa, Engr. Saleh Dunoma, the APEX programme has led to […]
Travellers passing through Kenya's main air transport hub have singled it out as the most improved airport in the continent. This is according to a survey by the Airports Council International (ACI) -- a trade association of the world's airports -- which named the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) the most improved in the region. […]
Enugu — The Federal Government has said that for the Akanu Ibiam Airport, Enugu, to operate full international flights, certain security threats created by property owners must be removed and enhancement of infrastructure must be achieved. Although it restated its commitment to ensure the realisation of an international status for the airport with the release […]
In order to ensure that high quality aviation fuel, known as Jet A1 is sold to airlines in Nigeria, a team of researchers has called on oil marketers to eliminate the microbial contamination in the product. The team said that the contamination of aviation fuel takes place during the handling of aviation fuel and urged […]
Nigeria's leading carrier, Air Peace, set a new record at the weekend with the arrival of its newly acquired Boeing B777-200 aircraft, thus becoming the first and only Nigerian airline to procure and register the brand of the airliner in the country. The airline said in a statement signed by its spokesman, Chris Iwarrah, that […]
The management of Max Air Limited said it has concluded arrangement to commence domestic flights to all destinations in Nigeria to ease the hardship being encountered by air travellers in the country. Already the Airline has purchased three additional aircraft which would be used for the domestic operation nationwide, it spokesperson, Ibrahim Dahiru said in […]
Bernard Bankole is the President of the National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA), the umbrella body of the travel agencies and agents otherwise known as the downstream sector of the aviation sector. In this interview with WOLE OYEBADE, Bankole takes a detailed look at the industry, recent review of Rate of Exchange, plan to […]
Sometimes when you fly, situations may arise where an airline owes you something. It may be because of a delay, lost baggage, cancellation or rescheduled flight. To appease or compensate you, the airline is likely to offer you a voucher (s). Although the airline is handing out the voucher as compensation, there are terms and conditions […]
To lighten the burden of packing your luggage, the following are some clever tips to significantly help with the process. The leading online travel agency, shares 5 clever luggage tips for air travel. Favour Soft Exterior Bags Soft exterior bags are better because you can easily shove them to fit into available space, especially for […]
After months of remedial work and remodeling of facilities at the Murtala Muahmmed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has certified the nation's busiest airport for meeting global safety and security standards as prescribed by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). This is the first international airport out of the […]
