Air Peace yesterday resumed flights to Makurdi from Lagos and Abuja. The relaunched flight which departed Lagos, connecting through Abuja, was welcomed at the Makurdi Airport with a ceremonial water salute, marking a comeback of the airline to Benue State after suspending the route in 2021. “We’re delighted to be back in Makurdi, providing connectivity […]
Stakeholders in the aviation sector, especially members of the aviation unions have expressed fears over the perceived failure of the President Muhammadu Buhari’s aviation roadmap programme. They are therefore resisting the airport concession project, while calling for a complete stop of the project. According to them, the federal government may have failed in accomplishing two […]
For several years, delays and cancellations have been associated with flight operations in Nigeria, a development that has created uncertainty among air passengers. Writer looks at ways such incidents could be significantly reduced The average Nigerian air traveller will always hold airlines responsible for flight delays and flight cancellations. This explains why some passengers vent […]
The total number of passengers that passed through Nigeria’s airports in 2022, increased to 16, 172, 433, higher than the 15 million passenger movement in 2021, according to statistics released by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). Also, the determination of many Nigerians to leave the country in the now well-known japa syndrome boosted the […]
The United Arab Emirates mega carrier, Emirates Airlines has suspended flight operations indefinitely to Nigeria over its trapped funds. The airline had earlier announced that it would suspend its operations from October 29, 2022 over the failure of government to make dollars available to the foreign carriers to repatriate their revenue during a meeting held […]
