On March 31, 2023 Nigeria’s major carrier, Air Peace will be adding a major destination, Mumbai, India to its international routes, making it the second long distance flight to Asia. The first was China, which it started last year. With this development, the airline is already breaking the jinx, prodding though the odds and stoically […]
Stakeholders in the aviation sector, especially members of the aviation unions have expressed fears over the perceived failure of the President Muhammadu Buhari’s aviation roadmap programme. They are therefore resisting the airport concession project, while calling for a complete stop of the project. According to them, the federal government may have failed in accomplishing two […]
Dubai-based mega carrier, Emirates Airlines has explained that the reason why it may not resume flights to Nigeria anytime soon is because of the failure of the federal government to facilitate the airline’s repatriation of its revenues still trapped in the country. Emirates spokesperson said in a statement made available to THISDAY yesterday that it […]
Industry stakeholders had high hopes in the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari when he appointed an aviator as Minister of Aviation. The hope was further elevated when the government introduced the aviation road map, which aimed at marking a turning point in the sector. But such hope gradually dwindled as the years passed by. The […]
Besides charging Nigerian air travellers exorbitant fares, aviation experts have raised concern over foreign airlines’ inability to repatriate trapped funds in Nigeria, insisting that Nigeria has become a country with the highest amount of foreign airlines’ trapped funds while highlighting its implications. The implications according to them include the designation of Nigeria as a high-risk […]
