Airports

Ekiti Airport Ready for Commercial Operations, Says Keyamo

Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo (SAN), on Tuesday, said the Ekiti State Agro- Allied International Cargo Airport, Ado-Ekiti was ready for full commercial operations. The minister disclosed this to newsmen shortly after inspecting facilities at the airport in company of the state governor, MrBiodun Oyebanji, and some top government officials. According to Keyamo, the airport is 99.5 […]

Airlines

Air Sierra Leone Begins Flight Service to Nigeria

Sierra Leone’s commercial airline, Air Sierra Leone has commenced flight operations from Freetown to Lagos, Nigeria’s biggest commercial city to connect one of the biggest markets in Africa. The airline also announced technical partnership with Xejet, one of Nigeria’s domestic carriers, which will provide aircraft for it’s operations. The airline which marked its inaugural flight to Lagos on Wednesday recorded 36 passenger […]

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

Experts Advance Reasons for Nigeria’s Low Passenger Growth Record in Air Travel

With a population of over 200 million people, it is expected that Nigeria should be adding about four million passengers annually to the number of persons that travel by air both on domestic and international destinations, but air travel statistics show undulating results that sometimes oscillate, indicating that there is really no growth in the […]

Airlines

Of Airline Collaboration and Passenger’s Dissatisfaction

Flight delays in domestic schedule service can be mitigated if airlines work effectively together in the sense that during none peak hours, airlines can collectively put their passengers together and designate one aircraft to each destination with full passenger load; instead of each airline deploying aircraft to the same destination with less than 40 per […]

Uko TRAVEL

Akwaaba African Travel Market Sets Dates for 2025 Edition

The organisers of Akwaaba African Travel Market have announced the dates for the 2025 edition. From September 14th-16th, 2025, travel and tourism industry stakeholders across Africa and beyond will once again gather in Lagos, Nigeria, for the 21st Akwaaba African Travel Market. The three-day event is set to bring together over 20 countries. Akwaaba is […]