A Nigerian, Dauda Onoruoiza has been confirmed to be among 176 passengers and crew that were killed on Wednesday when a missile from the Iranian forces hit Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 departing for Kiev. The missile destroyed the Boeing 737-800 aircraft few minutes after taking off from Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport.THISDAY learnt that Onoruoiza […]
Several flights were cancelled at the Dubai International Airport after torrential rain left parts of the city underwater. Dubai airport is one of the world’s busiest airports. Airport management said delays were likely to continue throughout the weekend and might begin to ease from today, as many flights were cancelled or diverted Flights that were not cancelled were diverted to nearby Al Maktoum […]
The Managing Director of Finchglow Travels Limited, Bankole Bernard, in this interview says Nigeria is a leading market in air travel, adding that travel agencies play critical role in the aviation industry through wealth distribution and job creation. What are your major challenges operating a travel agency in Nigeria? The major challenge is the work force. […]
Many Nigerians were largely apprehensive when on December 11, 2019, President Mohammadu Buhari announced in Egypt that the country will begin to issue visa on arrival for all African nationals. While the news was received with elation by Africans, many Nigerians were circumspect. Ironically, tourism business promoters have been campaigning and urging the federal government […]
Some domestic airlines are investigating the sale of their tickets at outrageous fares to travelers by touts, after creating scarcity by blocking flight seats with book on old system. Book on hold system is whereby a passenger intending to travel would go online and book a flight and delay the payment for some hours. Some […]
