Major Nigerian carrier, Arik Air, has announced that it would resume domestic flights on July 8, 2020. The airline said it would resume flight service following the federal government decision to re-open Lagos and Abuja airports for flight operations. The airline said it would be operating three times daily from Lagos to Abuja in the […]
The Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, has said it is almost impossible to achieve physical distancing on flights without hurting the revenue of airlines. He said this during a webinar attended by stakeholders in the aviation sector. The webiner focused on the status of the industry restart. Sirika was responding to a question from […]
Minister of Aviation Senator Hadi Sirika last night said as flights resume on Monday, aides of VIP passengers would henceforth be stopped from accessing the terminal. Sirika said airport officials have the right to stop every VIP accessing the terminal with his aides, adding, "The only VIP we cannot stop is Mr. President and he […]
Aircraft owners and pilots have kicked against the plan by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to hike the Passenger Service Charge (PSC) from N1,000 to N2,000 for domestic flights and from $50 to $100 for international flights, representing 100 per cent increase, with effect from August 1, 2020. President of Aircraft Owners and […]
The Federal Government Wednesday night announced July 8 as resumption date for domestic flights. Announcing this on his official twitter handle, Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, said domestic operations would resume at the Abuja and Lagos Airports on July 8. He said operations would resume at Kano, Port Harcourt, Owerri and Maiduguri Airports on July […]
Ahead of the planned resumption of flights in Nigeria, domestic airlines, Air Peace and Dana Air on Wednesday carried out dry run and shakedown flights. Spokesman of Air Peace, Mr. Stanley Olisa said in a statement that Air Peace deployed its 25 aircraft, including the Boeing 777s, flying from Lagos to Abuja, Port Harcourt and […]
Middle East mega carrier, Emirates Airlines, has said it is ready to resume operations to Nigeria as soon as the directive to that effect is given by the Federal Government. The Regional Manager, West Africa, Afzal Parambil, disclosed this in a chat with Daily Trust, saying once the approval was given the airline was ready […]
As planned resumption of domestic flights draws nearer, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has reiterated that passengers must arrive at least three hours before their scheduled flight takeoff time in order to go through check-in process and COVID-19 preventive protocols. The agency, which made this known yesterday on its Twitter handle, said that […]
Members of the National Assembly from the North East geopolitical zone, including the President of the Senate, Dr. Ahmad Lawan, have protested the exclusion of the geopolitical zone in the reopening of some airports by the Federal Ministry of Aviation. The lawmakers under the aegis of North East Caucus-led by Senator Danjuma Goje, made the […]
World airlines yesterday rallied governments to reopen international borders, and give financial bailouts to save economies and airlines from collapse. The airlines, under the aegis of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), said the measures would hasten the recovery and slow current losses that are plundering the airlines out of business. IATA, Tuesday, released its […]
