Ohunayo Aviation

ILS: WE ALL FAILED AND EMBARRASSED THE NATION

Olumide. O. Ohunayo The industry went into wild jubilation when the government announced in the last quarter of last year that it had purchased a new set of Instrument Landing System (ILS) CAT 3 to be precise for Lagos and Abuja airports respectively which was installed while the functional CAT 2 ILS in these airports […]

Sirika Aviation

How FG Disgraced Nigeria over Landing Equipment

In early February inclement weather occasioned by the harmattan haze exposed the poor navigational infrastructure at the nation’s busiest airport in Lagos and made Nigeria a laughing stock in the aviation world. Domestic airlines operators, aviation agency officials and others heaved a sigh of relief after mid-January, when the ferocity of the harmattan haze ebbed. […]

BA GM, OLAYINKA Aviation

British Airways Apologises to Customer over Delays

UK mega carrier, has apologised to its teeming passenger in a statement signed by its General Manager, West Africa, Kola Olayinka. The statement said, “We would like to use this opportunity to tender an unreserved apology to our esteemed customers for the inconveniences of varying degrees, experienced these past few days. The situation has been […]

Emirates aircraft Aviation

Emirates Suspends Flights to Lagos, Hundreds of Nigerians Stranded in Ghana

Dubai-based mega carrier, Emirates Airlines, has stopped flight operations to Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos until the airport’s Instrument Landing System (ILS) is fixed. ILS is a navigational aid that guides aircraft to land, especially during low visibility. Since last Monday, airlines, especially foreign carriers have been diverting flights destined to Lagos to Accra, Ghana […]