*Airlines in Region May Lose $6bn The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has renewed its call for government relief measures as the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis in Africa deepen. IATA said the African region’s airlines could lose $6 billion of passenger revenue compared to 2019. That is $2billion more than was expected at the […]
The House of Representatives has called on the federal government to approve special intervention fund for the country’s indigenous airline and aviation agencies in the sector, following the negative impact of the COVID-19 virus pandemic in the industry. Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Aviation, Mr. Nnolim Nnaji, made the call yesterday in an interview […]
Nigeria’s major carrier, Arik Air has ordered 90 per cent of its staff to proceed on leave without pay till further notice. It has also implemented 80 per cent salary cut for its personnel for the month of April. This was contained in the mail the Chief Executive Officer of the airline, Roy Ilegbolu sent […]
The federal government yesterday said that it declined the requests of five governors to travel by air in compliance with the travel restrictions imposed in the country to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. This was disclosed yesterday by the Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, at a press conference in Abuja. Sirika explained […]
*As AON Calls for Clear Economic Recovery Plans for Airlines The United Kingdom on Monday evacuated third batch of its citizens from Nigeria through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. UK deployed Boeing B747 British Airways flight, BAW9116 with registration number G-CIVO, which airlifted a total of 213 Britons (including 26 crew members) from Lagos, […]
