Category: TRAVEL & AVIATION

One of the two Boeing 737-7NGs on arrival on Saturday All the rumours concerning the plan by the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) setting up a company, which would help manage its entire aviation portfolio may soon crystalise with the arrival on Saturday (February 13, 2021) of two Boeing 737-7NGs airline fully branded NG Eagle. We learnt that the livery of the new entrant into the Nigerian airspace were changed at Ethiopia Maintenance Repair Overhaul (MRO) and represents the first two planes from the many that would still join…

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Kari Ann O’Rourke an American citizen, one was apprehended yesterday by men of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) and has been handed over to the Airport Police Command after discovering that there is a manhunt for her for allegedly murdering a Nigerian in her hotel in Victoria Island where she stayed. The accused with passport number USA 558565339 was said to have murdered one Adebayo Michael Ayomide and was planning to flee the country on February 9, 2021. Information has it that Ann arrived the country with a 24-month multiple…

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The Nigerian government has indicated that it may suspend flights from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Netherlands due to the new coronavirus (COVID-19) protocols introduced by both countries for incoming travelers. The government stated, “If they insist on having these additional tests being done, then the Presidential Task Force (PTF) has decided that their operations will be suspended into Nigeria.” The Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Musa Nuhu, while speaking at the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 briefing on Monday said both countries recently…

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Air Peace has announced the launch of new domestic routes and the resumption of suspended ones. This the airline stated is in furtherance of its route expansion drive and vision to interconnect various cities in Nigeria and beyond. The airline, which remains one of the greatest growing airlines in the country said the new routes to be launched next month (February 2021) include Enugu-Kano-Enugu, Enugu-Asaba-Enugu, PHC-Kano-PHC, PHC-Kaduna-PHC, Ilorin-Lagos-Ilorin, Ilorin-Abuja-Ilorin and Ibadan-Abuja-Ibadan. On the other hand, the suspended routes to be resumed are Kano-Owerri-Kano, Kano-Asaba-Kano, Lagos-Yola-Lagos and Abuja-Yola-Abuja. The airline’s Chief…

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The management of Air Peace, one of Nigeria’s fastest growing airlines has announced that it would resume flights into Dubai via Sharjah on February 5, 2021 after the interruptions caused by the rampaging coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, which practically grounded world economies. The airline also declared that it has increased its flight frequency to and out of Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu. Mr Stanley Olisa, the Spokesperson of the airline, made the disclosure in a media statement released on Wednesday, January 20, 2021. According to the statement, the Dubai via Sharjah…

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The International Air Transport Association (IATA), Emirates and Etihad Airways, on Tuesday (January 19, 2021) announced a partnership to launch the IATA Travel Pass for Etihad Airways’ guests. The IATA Travel Pass is a mobile app to help passengers easily and securely manage their travel in line with government requirements for the dreaded coronavirus (COVID-19) tests or vaccines. IATA Travel Pass will initially be offered to Etihad Airways and Emirates passengers on selected flights from Abu Dhabi in the first quarter of 2021. If successful, the pass will be extended…

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We have it on good authority that the management of Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL) operators of the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal 2 are making plans to increase Passenger Service charge from N2,500 to N5000. This development will represent a one hundred per cent increment. This increment, which has been described by industry practitioners as ‘highly insensitive by BASL’ is coming barely a week after the federal government announced respite for airlines in form of Value Added Tax (VAT) removal piling further on the airlines. An operator who spoke to…

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L-R: Managing Director, ANAPJET, Capt. Akin George, Director of Operations, Accident Investigation Bureau, AIB; Capt. Dayyabu Danraka, D/G, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, Capt. Musa Nuhu, Chairman, League of Airport and Aviation Correspondents, LAAC, Mr. Segun Koiki and Director, Aviation Security, Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, Group Capt. Usman Sadiq (rtd) at the Conference on Prevention of Human Factors in Air Accident Occurrences held at Sheraton Hotel Ikeja Lagos…recently Experts in aviation industry have highlighted several variables that are responsible for aviation accidents. The said, poor communication between cockpit…

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Dana Air announced that it has introduced a flexible no change fee policy as part of its promise to serve its customers better and offer innovative products to support their ever-changing travel desires. The airline’s Communications Manager, Kingsley Ezenwa, said, “Dana Air understands that the exigencies of daily activities can make planning a trip difficult. So, with this new policy, our customers will now only be charged a fare difference (If Applicable) without a change fee when they make up to two changes on their ticket at least two hours…

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According to reports monitored by the AFP, Indonesia’s Sriwijaya Air lost contact with one of its Boeing 737 passenger planes shortly after take-off from the capital Jakarta, the transport ministry said Saturday. “A Sriwijaya (Air) plane from Jakarta to Pontianak (on Borneo Island) with call sign SJY182 has lost contact,” said ministry spokesman Adita Irawati. “It last made contact at 2:40 pm (0740 GMT).” It was unclear how many passengers and crew were aboard the Boeing 737-500, which has a capacity of about 130, when it took off from Jakarta’s…

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