United Nigeria Airlines yesterday commenced regular scheduled flight operations to the Domestic Wing of Port Harcourt International Airport. The inaugural flight to Port Harcourt, according to Head, Corporate Communications for the airline, Achilleus-Chud Uchegbu, was expected to depart the Murtala Mohammed Airport terminal two (MM2) in Ikeja, Lagos at 1.30pm. Regular flights from Port Harcourt […]

Air Peace, Arik, Dana Expand OperationsDespite the operational hiccups facing the sector, local airlines have recorded a marginal rebound in business, recording improved passenger patronage across networks. And in response to the uptake, some of the carriers are opening new routes and reactivating old ones to increase nationwide connectivity. Media reports indicate that the liquidity

PASSENGERS traveling on international routes through Malam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) are lamenting the shortage of foreign airlines operating into the airport. This is just as the abandonment of the airport has forced business activities to be grounded due to low patronage of passengers while some commercial banks operating there have equally shut down.

BRITISH Airways is creating great opportunities for travelers who have plans to spend the summer holiday in the UK. The carrier however stated that travel periods and availability are limited. The airline is offering exciting discounted fares from Lagos and Abuja to London. While the offers from Lagos and Abuja will start with N295, 000

The idea of travelling to airlines’ offices and waiting in endless queues will soon be a thing of the past as a rising transport company, Safety Travels Ltd, debuts new world-class interactive travel website. The unveiling of the high-tech driven website is the highlight of the relaunch and rebranding of Safety Travels Ltd in May 2021.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Wednesday revised its airline economic performance forecast for the year 2021 putting net post-tax losses forecast at $47.7 billion in 2021 as against a $38 billion projected in December. “Financial performance will be worse and more varied this year than we expected in our December forecast, because of

‘Airlines should interline, codeshare to survive’  The foreign exchange (FX) liquidity crisis is eating deeper into the daily operations of the local airlines, causing airlines’ capacity to dwindle and hitting up airfares. The Guardian, yesterday, learned that operators in the aviation sector have not received FX requests from the Central Bank since February, which explains why

At least two new airlines are warming up to make entry into the local operations flying the turboprop aircraft. We learned that between the two new carriers are about 22 turboprop aircraft, coming into the country in about two years of operations. The aircraft type, currently in the operations of Overland Airways and Arik Air,

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released February 2021 data for global air cargo markets showing that air cargo demand continued to outperform pre-COVID levels with demand up 9 per cent over February 2019. Global demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometers, was up 9per cent compared to February 2019 and +1.5per cent compared to January 2021. All

Olateru Identifies Tools Needed To Aid AIB’s Investigation Mandate The Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer of the Accident Investigation Bureau Nigeria (AIB-N), Mr Akin Olateru has emphasised maximum cooperation, diligence, conscientiousness and professionalism as the essential tools needed to achieve the Bureau’s mandate of investigating aircraft accidents and serious incidents. Olateru made the declaration while