Despite several calls to let the national carrier fall into administration, the South African government has again given more money to save South African Airways (SAA). The Ministry of Public Enterprises announced today that the airline received another R5 billion ($342 million). This money is part of a relief package aimed at rescuing the airline. […]
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AN Azman Air aircraft has yesterday evening suffered a major technical hitch and is grounded in the middle of the Runway 18R of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos causing flights cancellations since the aircraft has not been removed. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-500 with registration 5N-SYS named Sani Yunusa Sarina coming in from one
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EMIRATES, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) carrier has in line with its government directives, extended its suspension of passenger services from Nigeria (Lagos and Abuja) to Dubai until 10 March 2021. This is coming barely four days after the initial suspension slated to last till February 28, 2021 all based of that country’s COVID-19 protocolsRead
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AIR PEACE has announced that the government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has stopped the airlifting of Nigerians from Nigeria to UAE as part of its COVID-19 measures but states that the airline can airlift Nigerians from the UAE back. In a communication made available to Nigerianflightdeck, the airline apologized for the flight disruptions
THE Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has said that the enforcement of its COVID-19 protocols for entry into and exits from the country’s major international hubs are still firm and uncompromising stressing that it is in charge of ensuring compliance of the airport protocols nationwide. The airport managers made this known while stressing that
The local aviation sector has declared at least 70 per cent drop in ticket sales for the Year 2020 on account of the coronavirus pandemic that ravaged the world. The rough estimate was measured with figures in 2019 when the industry pooled $1billion from international travel sales. President of the National Association of Nigerian Travel
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Bi-Courtney Aviation Services (BASL), has begun upgrading the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal II (MMA2) facility in Lagos, following the import of new x-ray machines and air conditioning systems for passengers’ safety, security and comfort. Bi-Courtney, in a statement, hinted that the x-ray machines cost half a million dollars, to accelerate the screening of passengers and
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United Nigeria Airlines Commences Flight Operations The new entrant into domestic scheduled air transport operations, United Nigeria Airlines will commence services as its inaugural flight will be conducted tomorrow (Friday, February 12, 2021). According to Achilleus-Chud Uchegbu, the airline’s Head, Corporate Communications said: “The inaugural flight will take-off from the domestic wing of Murtala Mohammed
THE impasse between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Nigeria over flight operations has taken another shift as Emirates Airlines has announced a discontinuance of outbound passenger flights to Lagos and Abuja in Nigeria citing government directives. The new announcement apexes events of the last few weeks that saw the back and forth between both
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Ibom Air Introduces Reward Scheme for Customers Akwa Ibom State owned airline, the Ibom Airlines Limited, has promised to reward loyal customers for consistency in their patronage of the airline. The management of the airline disclosed that with the new initiative, flyers would be entitled to earn miles in an exchangeable loyalty currency called “Gold
