Category: TRAVEL & AVIATION

Air Passengers Stranded As Aviation Price Hits Over N580/Litre

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As the hardship in the country persists with the prize of everything quadrupling, aviation fuel, which sold for N190/litre and later N360/litre in January this year, has risen to between N579 and N607/litre on Tuesday. Oil marketers as well as airport officials said the cost of aviation fuel differed in various airports. In Lagos, Jet A1 was sold for N579 per litre on Tuesday; Abuja N599, Port-Harcourt N599; and Kano N607. Just a few weeks ago, aviation fuel marketers increased Jet A1 to about N450 per litre which forced the…

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COVID-19: Saudi Arabia Lifts Ban On Direct Flights From Nigeria, Others

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Following in the footsteps of the United Arabs Emirates (UAE), the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has lifted the ban on direct flights from Nigeria and 16 other countries imposed on these largely African nations on December 8, 2021, in response to the discovery of the Omicron variant of the dreaded coronavirus (COVID-19) in South Africa. It lifted the ban on these countries: South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Eswatini, and Mozambique. Others include Malawi, Mauritius, Zambia, Madagascar, Angola, Seychelles, the United Republic of Comoros, Ethiopia, and Afghanistan. The Kingdom of…

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Russian Vs Ukraine War: Max Air Airlifts 427 Nigerians From War-Torn Ukraine

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About 427 Nigerians trapped in the war-torn Ukraine arrived at the Nnamdi Azikwe International airport, Abuja on Friday morning aboard Max Air aircraft. The evacuees, most of them students, made the journey from Romania where they had escaped to after Russia invaded Ukraine. Details of the arrival were still sketchy as of the time of handing in this report. Meanwhile, Air Peace charter flight scheduled yesterday to evacuate Nigerians who fled from Ukraine to Poland was postponed due to hitches. An official of the ministry of foreign affairs, Mr. Bolaji…

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Air Peace Restarts Direct Flight Operations To Dubai

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With the effect of the dreaded coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic subsiding and most countries of the world relaxing the stringent protocol on COVID-19, Nigeria’s leading airline, Air Peace, has announced that it has commenced direct flights to Dubai. According to the airline the first flight was operated with one of the airline’s Boeing 777 5N-BUU, on Tuesday, March 1, 2022. The management of the airline disclosed this in a news release issued to journalists on Tuesday night. The airline stated that United Arab Emirates is not a new terrain for Air…

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We will rebuild the plane Mriya, World’s Largest Airplane Destroyed By Russian Attack – Ukraine

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Ukraine’s handle posted a picture of the plane with a caption that read: ‘They burned the biggest plane, but our Mriya will never perish’. This was how the Ukrainians announced to the world the Russia has destroyed the biggest airplane in human history belonging to Ukraine. Ukraine’s Antonov-225 cargo plane, which remains the largest plane in the whole world was destroyed by Russian strikes outside Kyiv on the fourth day of Moscow’s invasion, Ukraine’s state-owned Ukroboronprom group reported on Sunday (yesterday February 27, 2022). “The biggest plane in the world…

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Astute PR Practitioner Henrietta Vathiri Yakubu Bows Out Of FAAN

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One incontrovertible fact in life is: whatever has a beginning must have an end. Three and a half decades ago, Mrs. Henrietta Yakubu started a journey at the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and it has gradually come to an end today, Friday, February 25, 2022. As it is evident today, she has made a mark in the aviation industry as a public relations practitioner guru saddled with the responsibility of presenting the organization she has served over the years in good image in the eyes of its public.…

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Air Peace E-Jets E2s Fleet: Embraer, Air Peace Sign Services Agreement

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In what comes as good news to air travelers in Nigeria and the global community, Embraer has signed a comprehensive long-term services agreement with Air Peace, Nigeria, to support the airline’s E195-E2 and ERJ fleet. The good news came today during the MRO Middle East, in Dubai. The contract we gather includes access to the Pool Programme, which includes component exchanges and repair services for hundreds of reparable items for Air Peace’s Embraer aircraft, and the installation of the Ahead-Pro (Aircraft Health Analysis and Diagnosis – PROgnosis) in the airline’s…

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Air Travel: Dana Air, Travelstart Join Forces

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Dana Air has announced that it will partner Travelstart, Africa’s largest online travel agency, on seamless booking and exciting deals to provide customers with smart fares as soon as the ongoing systems integration is concluded. This was the outcome of a courtesy call by the Global Chief Operating Officer of Travelstart, Amanpreet Singh from South Africa and the Country Manager Travelstart Nigeria, Bukky Akomolafe to Dana Air office in Lagos. At the meeting, the Chief Operating Officer of Travelstart, Amanpreet Singh said, “Dana Air is a huge player in the…

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Santos Aviation Limited Plans Aircraft Repairs Workshop In Nigeria

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Santos Aviation Limited providers of maintenance and interior refurbishing services for government and privately owned aircraft are working round the clock to host the first Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of the United States repair station in the country. Engineer Segun Adesanya, General Manager of Santos Aviation, in a release said the company will be hosting a diamond-studed launch featuring FAA part 145 repair station on Thursday February 24, 2022, with Capt Hans Kraus delivering the keynote address. Adesanya explained that his agents and employees have professional and technical licenses issued…

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As Countries Ease COVID-19 Protocols Air Traffic Demand Spikes

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International air traffic demand has gained momentum with more passengers travelling as countries eradicate coronavirus (COVID-19) protocols. The International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) market survey released yesterday showed 11-percentage point increase for international tickets sold in recent weeks, in proportion to 2019 sales. The market reaction, without impact on infection rate, has rekindled calls on other governments to remove all travel barriers including quarantine and testing for those fully vaccinated with a WHO-approved vaccine. Also, to enable quarantine-free travel for non-vaccinated travellers with a negative pre-departure antigen test result; remove…

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