AIRPORT SHUTDOWN: BRIGANDS LEAVE NIGERIAN CAPITAL ISOLATED

Foreign travellers planning to reach the Nigerian capital, Abuja, next month have two choices: make a 15-hour drive from the southern commercial hub of Lagos or fly to the northern city of Kaduna and ride through an area plagued by kidnappers and gunmen. The authorities plan to close Abuja’s airport for six weeks on March […]

FG APPOINTS NEW DIRECTORS FOR NCAA

  FG APPOINTS NEW DIRECTORS FOR NCAA The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) has approved the appointment of five new Directors and one General Manager for the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). Those that were appointed and their designations are as follows:- Group Captain Edem Oyo-Ita (Director of Air Transport Regulations, DATR). Ahmed Abbas Sanusi […]

AIR PEACE ABORTS FLIGHT OVER BURST TYRE ON TAKE-OFF

 Air Peace flight from Lagos to Abuja was aborted yesterday by the Pilot-in-Command when he noticed a burst tyre while about to take off.   According to statement from the spokesman of Air Peace, Chris Iwarah, the flight aborted take-off at about 11:00 am and passengers were transferred to another aircraft.   “At about 11am […]

NIGERIAN HUMAN TRAFFICKING VICTIMS DEPORTED FROM MALI

About 41 Nigerian girls who were victims of human trafficking billed to be taken to Europe through road and sea were yesterday deported from Mali, their enroute destination.   They arrived the Murtala Muhammed International Airport , Lagos aboard a military transport aircraft otherwise known as Hercules C139 marked with registration number Nigerian Air Force […]

THE BEST, WORST AIRLINES IN US, FROM POINTS GUY

Many frequent flyers in the U.S. have strong opinions about what makes an airline great– and what can make them horrible. Now a new study has made it official– until the next ranking comes out. Alaska Airlines is the best domestic carrier and Spirit is the worst. That’s according to ThePointsGuy.com‘s annual survey. Alaska earned the […]