Without expertise, maintenance facility, Nigerian airlines will continue to pay more for aircraft checks, which will erode their profitability High cost of maintenance has been a perennial challenge for Nigerian airlines because major checks are done overseas and they have to face the vagaries of unstable forex. About five years ago it was projected that […]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has reported that air travelers are increasingly frustrated with the COVID-19 travel restrictions. A survey commissioned by IATA of 4,700 respondents in 11 markets in September demonstrated confidence that the risks of COVID-19 could be effectively managed and that the freedom to travel should be restored. IATA said 67 […]
The UK government has ruled out quarantine for Nigerian travellers to the European nation who have been vaccinated with approved vaccine against COVID-19 infection. This was disclosed by the British High Commission in Nigeria on its website in a post titled, “UK Changes Travel Rules for Fully Vaccinated Travellers from Nigeria” and stated that from […]
One of the key factors identified by airline experts is that the equipment an airline uses for particular routes determines whether it would make profits or losses on that route. The distance of the route and the market in the route to a large extent determine how profitable and successful that route would be to […]
The extortion of Nigerian travellers at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos (MMIA) by security operatives has returned with full vigour after the Vice President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo reduced passengers’ interface with security officials at the introduction of ease of doing business policy at the airport. In 2018 the federal government introduced seamless […]
