Aviation

IATA Prioritises Three Key Areas to Sustain, Improve Safety in Global Aviation

  The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has highlighted three critical priorities for sustained progress in aviation safety. The global body insisted that to sustain and improve safety in air transport, there must be continuous focus on strengthening global standards, cultivating safety culture and maximising the use of date. IATA made this known at the […]

Airlines

Emirates Airlines Resumes Flights to Nigeria after Two Years of Suspended Operation

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) flag carrier Emirates flight landed at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, on Tuesday, about two years after it stopped operation to Nigeria over diplomatic impasse and non-repatriation on its revenues then. The flight EK 783 which touched down at the old terminal of the MMIA at exactly 3:32 […]

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

FG, UAE Agree on Reciprocal Rights as Minister Negotiates New BASA before Emirates Flight Resumption Next Week

The Federal Government and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have agreed on reciprocal rights, as world mega carrier, Emirates Airlines is set to resume Dubai-Lagos flight service on Tuesday, October 1, 2024; indicating that Nigerian carrier, Air Peace, which hitherto operated the route can also resume flight operations to the Middle East country. This is […]

TRAVEL

Reforms as Elixir for Air Travellers

Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has described the consular services at the UK Visa Application Centre, Enugu, as speedy and courteous, urging the people of the South East and South South regions to make use of the centre. Mbah also called on other foreign missions in the country to emulate the UK Government […]