A lot of people think that air transportation is for Nigeria’s rich elite. That explains why less than one per cent of the nation’s population travels by air. There are two factors that experts say constrain more people from travelling by air. One is the income of average Nigerian and two is poor connectivity. Airlines flight schedule is […]
Chinedu Eze Nigerian airlines may be paying as much as N30 billion annually as Customs duties on imported aircraft parts as the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has jettisoned the waiver on payment of Customs duties granted to airlines in 2013 by the federal government. The NCS said the waiver granted during the regime of […]
Chinedu Eze The Managing Director of Medview Airline, Alhaji Muneer Bankole has said high price of aviation fuel and unfavourable government policies are some of the challenges militating against successful air operation in Nigeria. Bankole who spoke recently at the conference organised by the League of Aviation and Airport Correspondents (LAAC) said that such policies […]
October 29, 2015 Press Release The Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, Engr. Saleh Dunoma, has expressed the hope that the new Port Harcourt International Airport terminal and the remodelled old terminal would be commissioned in 2016. He made this remark on October 29, 2015 when he paid a working visit […]
The attention of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has been drawn to news reports making reference to the recent ranking of airports bySleepingInAirports.net which rated the Port Harcourt International Airport as “the dirtiest and most corrupt airport in Africa”. On this controversial ranking or allegation, the Authority wishes to align itself with the position of […]
