Airports

FAAN Urged to Explore Solar Energy at Airports

With the perennial power outage at the nation’s airports, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has been urged to explore solar energy as alternative means of power supply. Last week FAAN and Nigeria were scandalised because during the peak period when many airlines were boarding their passengers there was power cut that left everyone […]

Airports

FAAN MD Calls for Streamlining of Security Checks at Airports

The Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mrs. Olubunmi Kuku, has called on security operatives at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos to streamline the screening process in order to reduce delays incurred in passenger facilitation. Travellers go through different stages of screening conducted by security operatives from Aviation Security […]

Airlines

Airlines May Face More Operational Challenges over Aviation Fuel Price Increase

Nigerian airline operators warned that they may face more hurdles, following the recent increase in the cost of aviation fuel from N900 to N1, 300 per litre. The operators said air travellers were already complaining bitterly about the current airfare that is compelling many of them to seek for alternative means of transportation. Airline operators […]

AIRSPACE

Nigeria Suspends Flights to Niger Republic as Part of ECOWAS Resolutions

The Federal Government has suspended commercial flights from Niger Republic to Nigeria and from Nigeria to the nation’s northern neighbouring country.  This is part of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) resolutions against Niger Republic, which on July 26, 2023 ousted its duly elected President, Mohamed Bazoun in a Coup and was replaced by […]

Airlines

Nigerian Airlines Facing Existential Threat—Operators

*Country Risk Discourages Lessors to Lease Aircraft to Nigerian Airlines Airline Operators of Nigeria have declared that they are facing existential threat because of the challenges they face, ranging from scarcity of foreign exchange, high price of aviation fuel and the difficulty in acquiring aircraft due to country risk. The operators also pointed out that […]