IATA Air Passenger Forecast Shows Dip in Long-Term Demand Total passenger set to double to 7 billion by 2034 Government policies can counteract economic headwinds Geneva – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released its updated passenger growth forecast, projecting that passenger numbers are expected to reach 7 billion by 2034 with a 3.8% average […]
Okakpu: Nigeria has Greater Prospects in Agro-allied Produce Export than Oil As the prices of crude oil continue to nosedive and drastically reducing Nigeria’s income, a new interest is found in agro-allied produce as alternative source of foreign exchange. In this interview with Chinedu Eze,the Managing Director and CEO of ABX World Nigeria, Captain John […]
Regular Nigerian travellers who travel through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos (MMIA) were elated few years ago when the creaky, old carousels (conveyor belts) were replaced by new ones. These new carousels have been celebrated for long before they started destroying passenger luggage and spilling their content. Now the carousels, which are working effectively, […]
The failure to empower the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) by the federal government to effectively regulate the aviation sector may have been the cause of many air crashes that had taken place in Nigeria. Industry operators attribute this to the lack of autonomy of NCAA and the conflict in the responsibilities between the Ministry […]
United Kingdom early on Wednesday morning deported about 48 Nigerians who arrived at the Hajj and Cargo Terminal of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos dazed and very sad. The deportees who include 44 males and four females were brought back to Nigeria in a chartered aircraft, which touched down at the airport by 8:07 amlocal time. They were […]
