At least another two airports were yesterday certified ready and opened to commercial flights services after three months of COVID-19 lockdown.The facilities, Margaret Ekpo Airport, Calabar and Yola Airport, Adamawa State, reopened, although amid general traveller apathy since local flight services resumed a fortnight ago. Corporate Affairs General Manager at the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria […]
In response to the declining load factor since the resumption of domestic flights about two weeks ago, airlines in the country are considering code-share agreements to reduce operating cost, Daily Trust can report. Since the domestic flights resumed penultimate Wednesday, passengers' turnout has been oscillating between 30 and 40 percent. It got bad last Thursday […]
Global Marine Insurer, Allianz Global Corporate and Specialty SE's (AGCS) has said the coronavirus pandemic has endangered the long-term safety improvements in the shipping industry for 2020 and beyond. The marine insurance giant, observed that the difficult operating conditions and a sharp economic downturn caused by the pandemic presents a unique set of challenges for […]
Gridlock, chaos and confusion remain the order of the day in Apapa, the area housing Nigeria's biggest port complex and its environs in Lagos, checks by the Daily Trust revealed. Truck drivers and their officials voiced out their concerns in separate chats with our correspondents, saying they were frustrated at the worsening traffic situation in […]
Dana Air has Introduced WhatsApp booking in line with the social and physical distancing measures of the COVID-19 and to create ease of booking, payment and inquiries for its guests. The airline said the WhatsApp booking, payment platform, would serve as an additional platform for booking, inquiries, reservation and payment apart from its website, the […]
The federal government has warned very important personalities (VIPs) and unruly passengers against breaching laid down airport protocols on COVID-19, stressing that it has escalated investigation into the unruly conduct and breaches of COVID-19 safety protocols at the airports by the Governor of Adamawa State, Mr. Ahmadu Fintiri and the former Governor of Zamfara State, […]
The federal government has announced that it has approved the fifth evacuation flight that would bring home stranded Nigerians in the United States. This was coming as 590 Nigerian evacuees have departed Gatwick North Terminal, United Kingdom on Air Partner UK. A statement that was issued by the Consulate General of Nigeria in Atlanta on […]
It may take one week for all the remaining airports to reopen for commercial operations, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) said on Tuesday. Director-General of the apex regulatory agency, Capt. Musa Nuhu, who spoke Tuesday night at a webinar on the review of Aviation restart, however, said before the end of Wednesday, four more […]
The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, says the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu will reopen for normal business on August 30. Mr Sirika gave the assurance at the airport in Enugu after inspecting the progress of ongoing rehabilitation of the runway and upgrade of other infrastructure, aiming toward international standards, on Tuesday. He said the […]
The Full Business Case Compliance of the Ibadan Dry Port (IDP) estimated to cost $94m (about N43.24bn) will soon be developed for approval by the Infrastructure Concession and Regulatory Commission (ICRC) and the Federal Executive Council (FEC). This is the next phase of the public private project (PPP) that is being guaranteed by the Nigerian […]
