Category: TRAVEL & AVIATION

Good News For Air Passengers As Air Peace Relaunches Uyo Operations At N50K From December 1

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By NewsBits Air Peace has announced the resumption of its Uyo service on December 1, 2022, with a fare of N50, 000. This was disclosed in a release issued on Thursday. Mr Stanley Olisa, the spokesperson for Air Peace, disclosed that the Lagos-Uyo and Abuja-Uyo services will operate daily. He said, “We are happy to inform the flying public of the resumption of flight operations into Uyo on December 1, 2022, with a re-launch fare of 50,000 naira. Our esteemed customers can now book their Uyo flights on all our…

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Nigeria Air’s Court Case: Court Adjourns Matter Till February 13, 2023, Directs FG, AON To Maintain Status Quo Ante

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By NewsBits A Federal High Court Lagos Division has asked the Federal Government and the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) to maintain status quo ante following the plaintiffs’(AON’s) motion ex parte in Suit FHC/L/CS/2159/2022 filed on the proposed national carrier, Nigeria Air. The Court presided by Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa in its wisdom equally adjourned proceedings on the matter till February 13, 2023. Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa gave the order pending the determination of the suit filed by six major stakeholders. The stakeholders include, The Registered Trustees of the Airline Operators, Azman…

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Arik Air Resumes Flight Operations To Owerri, Kano

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By NewsBits Arik Air is resuming daily flights from Lagos and Abuja to Owerri the Imo State capital from Wednesday, November 28, 2022. The airline will on the same date resume four weekly flights from Abuja to Kano. This was contained in a release earlier today by Mr Adebanji Ola, PR & Communications Manager of Arik Air. He said in the statement that the outbound flights from Lagos to Owerri will operate from the Murtala Muhammed Airport Domestic Terminal 1 (GAT) while the outbound flights from Abuja will operate from…

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Ibom Air Takes Delivery Of Airbus A320 To Boost Operational Efficiency

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By NewsBits Poised to increase capacity and boost operational reliability, the management of Ibom Air on Friday took delivery of one two leased Airbus A320 at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos. The aircraft arrived around 6.04am on Friday from Getjet’s MRO facility in Madrid, Spain where it underwent delivery maintenance and livery. Getjet Airlines of Lithuania is an IOSA certified, wet-lease operator and will be delivering the second aircraft to Ibom Air on Sunday, NewsBits gathered. A source who spoke on the aircraft arrival, said the aircraft arrival…

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Dana Receives BASL, NAAPE Commendation For Resilience & Consistency On 14th Anniversary

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By NewsBits Dana Air has since its resumption on November 9, 2022, continued to receive commendations for its resilience and consistency in Nigeria’s aviation industry in the last 14 years of its commercial operations. The National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE) in a letter signed by its Deputy General Secretary Umoh Ofonime said” we write to congratulate your company on your success at the recently concluded NCAA audit. We are sure the exercise has prepared your airline for a smooth and safe operations.” Similarly, MMA2 operated by Bi-Courtney…

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Let Festivities Begin: Green Africa Launches Green Friday Promo Deal

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By NewsBits Green Africa A Airline, has announced 10 per cent off all fares on all routes in its network. The promotion, which has been tagged “Green Friday’, which is unlike the yearly Black Friday deals that are only valid for a day, the 10 per cent discount is on all flight tickets bought on greenafrica.com from this weekend till Friday, November 25, 2022. With the end of the year just around the corner, the airline urged customers to make the most of the sales, which allow them to travel…

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Federal Government Disagrees As Court Stops Nigeria Air Deal

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Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation, Mr Hadi Sirika By NewsBits A Federal High Court, Lagos Judicial Division, on Tuesday, issued an order of interim injunction restraining the Federal Government from executing the proposed establishment of the national carrier – Nigeria Air. The project is being championed by the Aviation Ministry led by Hadi Sirika But the Federal Government, through its Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, declared same day (Tuesday) that no law in Nigeria could stop the national carrier project. On their part, domestic airlines alleged that the sale of shares…

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Mamaj Aviation Consult To Hold Career Path Annual Summit November 25

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By NewsBits Mamaj Aviation Consult Limited, working hard to draw enthusiasts into mainstream aviation sector, and proffer career paths in the industry, has announced that it would be hosting of this year’s annual conference, the 6th in the series on November 25, 2022, in Lagos, Nigeria. The Theme for this year’s conference: “Inspiring the Next Generation of Aviation Professionals through scholarship and Sponsorship “will hold at the Nigerian Civil Aviation Annex, Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) at 9 am prompt. This seminar, according to the coordinator, Joy Ogbebo, is a…

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Major International Airlines Rejected Partnership With Nigeria Air – Hadi Sirika

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By NewsBits Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation, Mr Hadi Sirika has disclosed that major global Airlines except Ethiopian Airline rejected partnership with the Nigeria Air. According to him, Ethiopian Airlines was the only airline that responded to the country’s requests for expressions of interest and met all the conditions set by Nigeria to be chosen as technical partner for the national carrier, Nigeria Air. Nigeria led by Sirika’s ministry since the inception of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration in 2015 had embarked on a journey to establish a Nigerian owned airline since…

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Air Peace, Ibom Air Control 51.25% Of Nigeria’s Domestic Market Share-Survey

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. Carriers take the flak for high pricing, poor communication, others . Sector growth up 19.7% in 2022 In a far-reaching survey conducted by Phillips Consulting Limited (PCL), Air Peace, and Ibom Air have been adjudged as the most preferred airlines in Nigeria. According to the survey, Air Peace (31.67%) and Ibom Air (19.58%) jointly control half of the domestic passengers’ market share. Surprisingly, 16.24% of passengers do not prefer any airline. Arik ranks as the third most preferred airline by passengers. The consistency of Green Africa at bottom of…

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