Airlines have confirmed that passenger traffic has reduced in the last four weeks. This, they attributed to the growing insecurity in different parts of the country. Those who spoke to THISDAY insisted that high airfares could be a factor, but insecurity was also identified as major reason. They noted that even at the peak of […]
It was jubilation galore for workers of Nigeria’s biggest carrier, Air Peace on Monday when the management of the airline gave them salary increase. The excited workers could not believe it when they got salary alert and noticed that all the workers were given a raise by the management with some receiving 100 per cent […]
Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika has proposed between 20 and 30 years period for the concession of four airports in its concessioning programme. Sirika made this known in Lagos and also said that the Federal Executive Council (FEC) would give the final approval for the concession of the airports slated for the exercise. The Federal […]
Many industry stakeholders, including airline operators have over the years lamented how Nigerian carriers have failed in international flight service, where they offer the cheapest fare and largely without robust load factor on business class. Many of the industry observers now said that without effective interline arrangement with other international carriers that can take their […]
Emerging new airlines may tame current outrageous fares, boost capacity and make domestic market more competitive. What is ironic is that when many airlines in other parts of the world are shutting down, aircraft being rested and leasing market being glutted due to devastating effects of COVID-19, Nigeria is witnessing the emergence of new airlines. […]
