Security operatives at the nation’s airports have imbibed the extortion of passengers as a culture and this has grave implications. An activist, Lanre David Lijadu recently wrote on his Facebook account what he went through on arrival and departure from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. He painted a sordid picture of how security operatives extort money from […]
To all our readers, we say Happy New Year. Apparently, 2016 would have been uneventful without you. We at Safeflight are very grateful to you. As we have entered 2017, we are convinced that we can achieve more. We hope to serve you in the New Year more analytical stories on aviation and related sectors […]
One flight was forced to return to a Minnesota airport more than an hour after takeoff, thanks to two unruly passengers, according to authorities. A report of a midair meltdown caused a Delta flight from Minneapolis to Los Angeles to return to Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Wednesday, about 75 minutes after takeoff. Delta Flight 2565 […]
The Chief Executive Officer of Medview Airline, Alhaji Muneer Bankole has assured about105 passengers who flew from London to Lagos last week without their checked-in luggage that all the bags would be delivered by the end of this weekend. Bankole gave the assurance Thursday when he addressed aggrieved passengers at the airline’s head office in […]
Air carrier Interjet has grounded half its 22 Russian-made Superjet100 planes after doing a mandatory safety inspection of the aircraft, Mexico’s civil aviation agency said Wednesday. In a statement, the agency said 11 jets will be out of service while unspecified measures are taken to guarantee their safety and restore them to flight status. The […]