International investors eye the African market, which is described as new frontier for economic development. This has attracted global companies to invest in the aviation sector of some African countries. But Nigeria despite its vigorous campaign for foreign direct investment and huge opportunities as the most populous country in the continent, has been unable to […]
The Director of Consumer Protection, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, Adamu Abdullahi, has said airlinesin the country will gain more by cooperating and maximising opportunities through interlining. Abdullahi, who said this in an interview,also said Nigeria may reciprocate the high charges levelled on Nigerian carriers by other African countries. He spoke to Chinedu Eze. Excerpts: Let’s […]
Ethiopian Airlines, the largest Aviation Group in Africa and SKYTRAX certified Four Star Global Airline, is pleased to announce that it has finalized agreements with the Government of Chad for the launch of Chad national carrier. Ethiopian has 49 percent stake in the joint venture while the Government of Chad retains 51 percent. The new […]
Passenger traffic on domestic routes in the country dropped by over 30 per cent in the first half of 2018, compared with same period last year, findings by THISDAY has shown. The airlines attributed the development to slowdown in economic activities, as well as low purchasing power. Records on passenger movement made available to THISDAY […]
If Nigerian airlines succeed in the on-going plan to interline their operations they will benefit from the $1.5 billion ticket sales on domestic and regional routes and also save over $1.5 billion in fuel, aircraft depreciation and flight allowances every year, THISDAY has learnt. According to industry insiders, what this means is that instead of […]
