Category: TRAVEL & AVIATION

  Arik Air management (In Receivership) under the auspices of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has apologised to all of the airline’s passengers whose travel plans were disrupted by the picketing carried out by a section of the aviation workers’ union, the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) on December 3, 2020. Manager, PR & Communications of Arik Air, Adebanji Ola the said picketing disrupted operations in Lagos thereby preventing the airline’s personnel from processing passengers at both the Murtala Muhammed Airport Domestic Terminal 1 and 2…

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The management of Emirates Airlines is making travels to Dubai more attractive with a complimentary stay at the JW Marriot Marquis Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The hotel is one of the world’s tallest 5-star hotels, which offers its guests award-winning dining options, its own shopping galleria and a world-renowned spa. The skyscraper is conveniently located near other attractions like the Dubai Mall, Burj Khalifa and the Dubai Opera. Customers who book return Economy tickets to Dubai from 2nd to 23rd December for travel from 6th December 2020…

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The management of Arik Air said it has leased a Boeing 737-700 aircraft in order to enhance its operational capacity this Christmas period and beyond as a result of increasing travel demands. The airline, in a statement by Mr. Adebanji Ola, its Communication Manager, said that the aircraft, which was leased from Eznis Airways would be deployed to operations on Wednesday, December 2, 2020. Ola said the aircraft has arrived its facilities at the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos on November 21, 2020, adding that the leased aircraft would enable…

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As part of further opening up the economy that have been ravaged by the dreaded coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Federal Government of Nigeria through its Aviation Ministry has lifted the flight ban on Lufthansa, KLM and Air France, paving the way for them to resume their flight operations in and out of the country. In a related development, Qatar Airways has also been granted approval to start operations at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja. This follows the approval of their respective flight plans and schedules submitted to the Ministry.…

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By Andrew Onyejuruuwa The management of Dana Air one of Nigeria’s airlines said beginning from November 17, 2020, it would commence daily flight operations from Lagos to Enugu and Abuja. It also said the airline now has additional flights between Abuja and Owerri, the Imo State capital. The Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Dana Air, Mr Obi Mbanuzuo, said Dana Air will operate daily flights from Lagos to Enugu and Abuja, while additional flights have been introduced between Abuja and Owerri. He said, “The re-introduction of Enugu is part of…

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One of Nigeria’s airlines, AZMAN Air has sacked no fewer than six of its pilots including three captains and three first officers as well as the airline Cabin Service Manager/Trainer, Account Officer in Abuja as well as two ticketers in the Abuja station. It was also learnt that the airline has also allegedly notified the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) of this sack reminding them of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed to ‘avoid’ the pilots, giving credence to a cabal within the AON structure to continuously suppress pilot employment.…

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The House of Representatives Committee on Aviation led by Nnolim Nnaji on Thursday, turned back the Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika and the heads of agencies under the ministry of aviation from presenting the Ministry’s 2021 budget proposal for failure to forward the documents to the committee in advance. The chairman, Honourable Nnaji had in his opening remarks at the scheduled budget meeting with the Minister and the chief executives of the agencies, bemoaned the failure of the Ministry to forward the documents despite an earlier request to do…

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Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) said it has concluded plans to embark on recovery drive of over N22 billion owed aviation agencies by indigenous carriers in the last 20 years. The move by the regulatory body would lead to disruption in air services at airports nationwide. NCAA’s Director-General, Capt. Musa Nuhu, who made this known in Abuja at a stakeholders and general public hearing on the repeal and enactment of civil aviation bills of aviation agencies, said this option was the only way to compel the airlines to pay their…

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Dana Air and the organisers of the 26thNigerian Economic Summit (NES#26) scheduled to hold from the October 26 to 27 2020, at Transcorp Hilton Abuja and the Lagos Office of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group have agreed on business partnership for this year’s edition. The 26th Nigerian Economic Summit, which is jointly organised by the Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning (FMFBNP) and the Nigerian Economic Summit Group as themed “Building Partnerships for Resilience.” The event is expected to convene national and global policy makers, business leaders, development…

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Air Peace airlines has taken delivery of a brand new ERJ-145 aircraft to boost its domestic and regional operations and we gather that two more new of such specs are expected very soon. The aircraft, with registration number 5N-BXF, arrived the Murtala Muhammed International Airport at about 20:00hrs on Saturday, October 10, 2020. Disclosing this to Newsmen, Spokesperson of the airline, Stanley Olisa, said the new arrival is a 50-seater aircraft. He stated: “We are very glad to announce the arrival of our eighth Embraer 145 Jet, another addition to…

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