Travel Ban: Nigeria, UAE Diplomatic Row Escalates The frosty diplomatic relations between Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) over travel restrictions escalated yesterday. The UAE authorities directed airlines not to fly any passenger with Nigeria’s international passport into its airports, it was learnt. But, the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 has assured Nigerians that […]
Cabin Crew Fair 2021 Calls for Improved Empathy, Attitude THE need for cabin crew to urgently adapt to new trends and challenges took the centre stage at the just concluded Cabin Crew Fair 2021 in Lagos. With the Covid pandemic, speakers at the event emphasised that, the cabin crew must be ready to make the
NCAA Levies Foreign Airlines N1.4m Penalty Per PCR Violation Worried by the number of Omicron variant cases attributed to Nigerians overseas, the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has levied a $3,500 (N1.43 million) penalty on foreign carriers for each passenger that violates any of the guidelines. The apex regulator, in a letter to operators, also
UK Halts Visa for Nigerians as Experts Ask FG to Reciprocate Passengers stranded as British Airways cancels flights in, out of Nigeria• UK detects 80 new Omicron cases, ban to affect over 8,000 Nigerian travellers• Citizens UK coming from Nigeria to pay £2,285 for 10-day quarantine• Canada no longer accepting COVID-19 test results from Nigeria,
Emirates Restores Services to Nigeria DUBAI, UAE 2 DECEMBER 2021: Emirates will resume its passenger operations between Dubai and Nigeria from 5 December 2021, offering customers enhanced connectivity to and through Dubai. The world’s largest international airline will operate to and from its Nigerian gateways with daily flights, providing travellers from Nigeria convenient access to Dubai,
United Returns to Nigeria After Five Years of Absence Competition on the lucrative United States-Nigeria route is set to have begun as United Airlines November 30 resumed flight services to Lagos. The airline will battle Delta Airlines for a huge market share on the route and may look to expand services to other cities in
Nigeria Air to Begin With 3 Leased Aircraft Nigeria Air, the proposed national carrier will commence operations with the wet lease of three aircraft from most likely Europe, Capt. Tilmann Gabriel, the Transaction Adviser on national Carrier, has said. He said this on Thursday in Abuja at a press briefing organized by the Minister of
Reps Mulls Single Security Administration for Airports The House of Representatives is spearheading a major reform of the nation’s international airports in support of the federal government’s Ease of Doing Business, (EODB) initiative that would usher in a single security screening point for arriving and departing passengers. Currently, there are many security operatives including the
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Encouraging Signs as International Travel Begins to Increase The last 20 months have been the toughest the aviation industry has faced in its entire history, with traffic levels dropping to as low as five per cent of usual volumes at the height of the pandemic. It has been heart-breaking to see our once thriving terminals
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Singaporean, French firms, Bi-Courtney, 10 Others Jostle for Nigeria’s Four Int’l Airports A total of 13 airport consortia, comprising local and foreign companies, have submitted bids to be prequalified for the planned concession of four Nigerian international airports, it was learned. This came as the Independent Concession and Regulatory Commission last week began the evaluation
