African airlines’ traffic shrunk by 68 per cent in February year-on-year, according to a latest by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The development was a setback compared to a 66.1 per cent decline recorded in January 2021, far less than that of January 2019. The February capacity of the airlines also contracted by 54.6 […]
The Federal Government has reopened the Mallam Aminu Kano international airport for commercial flights. The airport was shutdown in March 2020 as part of efforts to curtail the spread of COVID-19. It was closed down alongside Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu; and the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa. In a tweet on Tuesday, the Federal […]
Global travel and tourism sector has recorded an excess of $4.5 trillion revenue loss for Year 2020, which translates to about 50 per cent decline of its yearly turnover. The Economic Impact Report (EIR) of the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) for 2020, released recently, linked the loss to the devastating impact of COVID-19. […]
Following the recent cases of flight delays and cancellation, the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) said the hazy weather will lessen and flight operations will normalise from today, April 1, 2021. In a statement by NiMet's general manager, public relations, Muntari Yusuf Ibrahim, the agency said, "The present dust haze being experienced across the north and […]
The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has stated that Nigerians can now be issued international passport in 24 hours. Speaking at the launching of a new automated fast passport processing centre at the Maitama Passport Express Centre (MPEC) in Abuja yesterday, Aregbesola said it was the vision of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Nigeria […]
Operators in the aviation industry have expressed displeasure over the manner in which the disbursement of the N27 billion Covid-19 intervention fund earmarked for the aviation sector was carried out. The N27 billion bailout palliative was introduced by the Federal Government last year to cushion the effects of the Covid-19 lockdown and restriction in air travel […]
A certification team from Nigeria's aviation regulatory authorities is expected to visit the airport soon. Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has said that the state-owned airport is ready for commercial flight operations. Mr Diri stated this on Wednesday when he made an unscheduled visit to the facility ahead of a final certification visitation by the country's […]
The Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, has suspended trucks carrying export cargoes into ports for the next fourteen days. This measure, according to the Authority, was put in place to allow them clear the backlog currently causing congestion and consequently leading to the gridlock being experienced on the port corridor. Speaking on Radio yesterday in Lagos […]
Nigerian carrier, Air Peace, has disclosed plans to add a brand new Boeing 737-Max aircraft to its fleet and operations. The airline said though the aircraft type had serious safety concerns, it had not cancelled its earlier orders for10 for the state-of-the-art airplanes. Air Peace, in September 2018, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with […]
Pilots under the aegis of National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE) has condemned the management of Azman Air for planning to replace sacked Nigerian pilots with six expatriates. The union representing pilots described the moves by the airline as an indication of its scorn for Nigerian laws, especially the expatriate quota laws and […]