The decision by the federal government to embark on building additional terminals to its international airports some years ago was insightful as those facilities can now meet the needs of increasing passenger traffic Many Nigerians were surprised last week when the global body, Airport Council International (ACI), African Region gave the Airport Service Quality (ASQ) […]
New airlines are emerging in Nigeria to take care of the low capacity in the air transport industry. Signals from different parts of the world have shown that it will take years for the air transport industry to recover fully from the devastating effects of COVID-19, as many renowned airlines are going under, some merging, […]
Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) has announced that it has commenced investigation into the incident involving Air Peace Boeing 737-300 aircraft with registration number, 5N-BUQ,which had a tyre puncture after landing at Runway 18R and taxiing to destination on March 8, 2021. The aircraft with 127 passengers and six crew landed without causalities and taxied to the domestic […]
The United Arabs Emirates (UAE) mega carrier, Emirates Airlines has extended ban on outbound Nigerian flights till March 20, 2021. This is coming at a time the federal government is contemplating reviewing the airline’s operations to Nigeria. Emirates has so far sustained its in-bound flights to Nigeria, even as it banned its outbound flight since […]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced results from its latest poll of recent travelers, revealing growing confidence in a return to air travel, frustration with current travel restrictions, and acceptance of a travel app to manage health credentials for travel. IATA said 88% believe that when opening borders, the right balance must be struck […]
