MMA2 Grossly Underutilised, as Operator Seeks for Regional Service

Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), operators of the Murtala Muhammed Airport Two (MMA2), Lagos, has canvassed for regional flight operations to emanate from the private terminal, which has the most efficient and ultra-modern facilities in Nigeria. The airport terminal which was built to provide service for both regional and domestic passengers has been grossly underuitlised […]

Abdullahi: Low-cost Airlines will Boost Domestic Travel

Director of Consumer Protection, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, AdamuAbdullahi said fares must be affordable for more Nigerians to travel by air. He also proffered solutions to the menace of the Harmattan season on flight operations. Could you please explain why air fares on international flights in Nigeria are relatively higher than other countries in West […]

Actualising Enugu Airport’s Int’l Status

  When the first international flight took off from the AkanuIbiam International Airport, Enugu on August 13, 2013, it was expected that four years later, the airport would be servicing at least three more international carriers. This is because industry market analysts believe that the airlines would have international passengers from Aba, Enugu, Onitsha, Abakaliki, […]

Emirates Resumes Abuja Flights as Nigeria Staggers Out of Recession

Emirates announced today it will reinstate its second daily service to Lagos and resume operations to Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja, with four weekly flights from 15 December 2017. Similar to the current daily service between Dubai and Lagos, the added frequencies to Lagos will be operated with Emirates’ Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, offering eight private suites […]

Airports Record Higher Passenger Movement in Q3 Quarter

The Consumer Directorate of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has revealed that more Nigerians travelled in 2017 than in 2016, which was the peak of Nigeria’s economic recession. Available records showed progressive increase in passenger movement both in the local and international travel with a total increase of about 12 percent during the period […]